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Long‐term survival of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in living Pinus sylvestris in an established plantation
Author(s) -
Halik S.,
Bergdahl D. R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
european journal of forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 0300-1237
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1994.tb00829.x
Subject(s) - bursaphelenchus xylophilus , xylophilus , inoculation , nematode , scots pine , biology , pinus <genus> , pine wood , botany , horticulture , ecology
Scots pines ( Pinus sylvestris ) in a 20‐year‐old plantation in northern Vermont, USA, were inoculated with the pinewood nematode ( Bursaphelenchus xylophilus ) in 1987. To determine how long B. xylophilus would survive after inoculation, the trees were periodically observed and sampled for the nematode up to the end of 1993. The nematode was still found to persist in living, healthy‐appearing pines 6 years after inoculation.