Journal of Pest Science (2019) 92, 3-11

Celia K. Boone, Jon Sweeney, Peter Silk, Cory Hughes, Reginald P. Webster, Fred Stephen, Lorraine Maclauchlan, Barbara Bentz, Alain Drumont, Boguang Zhao, Nick Berkvens, Hans Casteels and Jean-Claude Grégoire (2019)
Monochamus species from different continents can be effectively detected with the same trapping protocol
Journal of Pest Science 92 (1), 3-11
Abstract: Pine wilt disease is one of the most serious introduced threats to coniferous forests worldwide. Its causal agent, the pinewood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, is vectored primarily by cerambycids of the genus Monochamus Dejean throughout its native (North America) and introduced (Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Portugal) ranges. Despite strict import regulations and phytosanitary measures, interception records indicate that PWN and Monochamus species continue to be moved worldwide. Following its introduction in Portugal in the late 1990s, extensive monitoring programs for PWN and its vectors have been conducted throughout the European Union, using locally developed and tested lures and traps. The trapping system developed in Europe and used in this study is composed of a Crosstrap^® and Galloprotect Pack^® lures. These trapping systems were deployed in two locations in the USA, two locations in Canada, and one location in China in order to test their capacity to detect Monochamus species exotic to Europe. Large numbers of M. carolinensis, M. mutator, M. notatus, M. s. scutellatus, M. clamator, and M. titillator were trapped in North America, while large numbers of M. alternatus were trapped in China. The trapping systems developed in Europe for monitoring the European Monochamus species are also effective for the detection of many exotic Monochamus species and could thus be used as an early detection tool in ports and other high-risk sites.
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Database assignments for author(s): Peter J. Silk, Fred M. Stephen, Lorraine E. MacLauchlan, Boguang Zhao, Jean-Claude Grégoire, Jonathan D. Sweeney, Nick Berkvens

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps
quarantine treatments/regulations/aspects

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Monochamus alternatus
	Monochamus carolinensis
	Monochamus titillator
	Monochamus scutellatus
	Monochamus clamator
	Monochamus notatus