Forest Pathology (2018) 48 (4 - e12431)

O. Slonim, P. Bucki, Z. Mendel, A. Protasov, O. Golan, P. Vieira and S. Braun-Miyara (2018)
First report on Bursaphelenchus sexdentati (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) in Israel
Forest Pathology 48 (4 - e12431)
Abstract: This is the first report and characterization of Bursaphelenchus sexdentati and the first official report of the presence of the genus Bursaphelenchus in Israel. This species was isolated from Orthotomicus erosus (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) found on Pinus halepensis in the Judean foothills in Israel. Nematodes collected from insect galleries were reared on fungal cultures and identified based on morphological diagnostic characters for the genus Bursaphelenchus. Sequencing analyses of the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) region, small subunit (SSU) and large subunit (LSU) of ribosomal DNA confirmed the identification of this nematode species collected from wood and directly from the insect body.
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Database assignments for author(s): Paulo Vieira, Zvi Mendel, Alexey Protasov

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Bursaphelenchus sexdentati	Pine (Pinus)	Israel
	Orthotomicus erosus	Pine (Pinus)	Israel