Environmental Entomology (1983) 12, 467-470

M.J. Linit, E. Kondo and M.T. Smith (1983)
Insects associated with the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae), in Missouri
Environmental Entomology 12 (2), 467-470
Abstract: Seven species of Coleoptera were found to carry the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, upon emergence from nematode-infected Scotch pines. Monochamus carolinensis (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) carried a mean (±SD) of 19,152 (± 16,421) nematodes per individual beetle. None of the other insect species carried more than 300 nematodes per individual. Of the nematodes carried by M. carolinensis, 85% were found in the thoracic region, with the majority located in the metathoracic segment. Scanning electron microscopy was utilized to determine that the nematodes were located in the tracheal system of the beetle as it emerged from an infected tree.
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Database assignments for author(s): Marc J. Linit

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
transmission/dispersal of plant diseases

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Bursaphelenchus xylophilus	Pine (Pinus)	U.S.A. (mid N)
	Hylobius pales		U.S.A. (mid N)
	Arhopalus rusticus		U.S.A. (mid N)
	Asemum striatum		U.S.A. (mid N)
	Monochamus carolinensis	Pine (Pinus)	U.S.A. (mid N)