Transmission Biology of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in Relation to Its Insect Vector

摘要: The pine wood nematode (PWN) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is transmitted by cerambycid beetles in the genus Monochamus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) with M. alternatus being its principal vector Japan (Mamiya and Enda 1972; Morimoto Iwasaki 1972), China Korea (Kishi 1995), carolinensis USA (Linit 1988) galloprovincialis Portugal (Sousa et al. 2001). believed to have originated North America (Tares 1992a) was introduced into early 1900s 1984a). Then, spread China, 1980s 1995) late 1990s (Mota 1999).