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Optimal strategies for utilizing host plant distributions to slow the spread of plant pests

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 2, February 2026.
Containment of invasive species can be made markedly more cost‐effective by prioritizing landscape features that naturally impede spread. Targeting treatments around host‐plant gaps supports a clear operational rule: use mating disruption where densities are low to prevent establishment and concentrate pesticides where densities are high to suppress ...
Adam Lampert, Andrew M. Liebhold
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Infection Models for Pine Wilt Disease on the Basis of Vector Behaviors

Population Ecology, Volume 68, Issue 1, January 2026.
Infection models for pine wilt disease without vector density were built to estimate the transmission coefficient of the pathogenic nematode. The models successfully simulated the annual change in the density of infected trees for four pine stands. ABSTRACT Pine wilt disease is caused by the pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Steiner et ...
Katsumi Togashi
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Pinewood nematode-associated bacteria contribute to oxidative stress resistance of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Pine wilt disease (PWD) caused by the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is one of the most serious forest diseases in the world. The role of B.
Hasegawa, Koichi, Ikuyo, Yoriko, Mota, Manuel, Vicente, Cláudia   +3 more
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Experimental Evidence That Blood Parasite Infection Affects Incubation Patterns in a Cavity‐Nesting Songbird

Integrative Zoology, Volume 21, Issue 1, Page 178-191, January 2026.
Chronic blood parasite infections in wild birds can affect their incubation behavior. In pied flycatchers, females with reduced parasite infections incubated for longer than control females. Despite behavioral changes, no immediate effects on fitness were observed.
Marina García‐del Río, Santiago Merino, Julia Chércoles‐Nieto, Davide Baldan, Manuel Fuertes‐Recuero, Alejandro Cantarero   +5 more
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Identification and characterization of a dual-acting antinematodal agent against the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
The pinewood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, is a mycophagous and phytophagous pathogen responsible for the current widespread epidemic of the pine wilt disease, which has become a major threat to pine forests throughout the world.
Wan-Suk Oh, Pan-Young Jeong, Hyoe-Jin Joo, Jeong-Eui Lee, Yil-Seong Moon, Hyang-Mi Cheon, Jung-Ho Kim, Yong-Uk Lee, Yhong-Hee Shim, Young-Ki Paik   +9 more
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Fungal Community Assembly in Standing Deadwood: Stochastic vs. Deterministic Processes Across Decay Stages*

Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 17, Issue 5, October 2025.
Pinus massoniana, a key conifer in southern China, often succumbs to pests and strong winds, leaving abundant standing deadwood. However, under local field conditions, the mechanism of fungal community assembly within this deadwood remains poorly investigated.
Bo Chen, Xing‐Ping Liu, Hua Lu, Feng‐Gang Luan, Zi‐Liang Zhang, Jiang‐Tao Zhang   +5 more
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Provenance Variation in Functional Traits of European Forest Trees: Meta‐Analysis Reveals Effects of Taxa and Age Despite Critical Research Gaps

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 8, August 2025.
This meta‐analysis on intraspecific variation in European trees studied the frequency of provenance variation, provenance–environment interaction, clinal variation along the climate of origin or transfer distance. While identifying trait group specific patterns of variation, research gaps have been identified in terms of age and geographical ...
Samuel Aspalter, Albert Ciceu, Carlos Miguel Landivar Albis, Debojyoti Chakraborty, Silvio Schueler   +4 more
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Distinct biogeographic patterns for bacteria and fungi in association with Bursaphelenchus xylophilus nematodes and infested pinewood

Microbiology Spectrum
Pinewood nematodes (PWN, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) are destructive plant parasitic nematodes that cause pine wilt disease (PWD) by attacking the vascular systems of pine trees, resulting in widespread tree mortality.
Yuyu Cao, Nan Yang, Jianfeng Gu, Xingyao Zhang, Jianren Ye, Jianping Chen, Hongjie Li   +6 more
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Efficacy of sulfuryl fluoride against the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Nematoda: Aphelenchidae), in Pinus pinaster boards [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: The pinewood nematode (PWN) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is an important conifer disease worldwide. It is the direct cause of the death of millions of pines in south-east Asia (mainly Japan, China and Korea) and has been established in Portugal
Barbosa, Pedro, Bonifacio, Luis, Buckley, Stanislas, Drinkall, Mike, Henriques, Joana, Inácio, Maria, Mota, Manuel, Naves, Pedro, Sousa, Edmundo   +8 more
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Chromosome structure and behaviour in Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Nematoda: Parasitaphelenchidae) germ cells and early embryo [PDF]

, 2006
Chromosome structure and behaviour in both meiosis of the germ cells and mitosis of the embryo from fertilisation to the two-cell stage in Bursaphelenchus xylophilus were examined by DAPI staining and three-dimensional reconstruction of serial-section ...
FUTAI, Kazuyoshi, HASEGAWA, Koichi, MIWA, Johji, Mota, Manuel   +3 more
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