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The ability of the pine‐top weevil to carry spores and infect Scots pine with Endocronartium pini
Author(s) -
Pappinen A.,
Weissenberg K.
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.tb00995.x
Subject(s) - biology , scots pine , weevil , spore , botany , pinus <genus>
The pine‐top weevil Pissodes piniphilus is known to be often associated with trees infected with resin‐top disease. In this paper, the ability of the weevil to carry Endocronartium pini spores in laboratory conditions and its ability to infect pines in the field were studied. The weevil may carry spores and cause infection in healthy pines.