Bursaphelenchus antoniae

Bursaphelenchus antoniae	Contents	Rev 05/18/2021
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Rhabditida
Tylenchina
Aphelenchoidea
Aphelenchoididae; Bursaphelenchinae; Bursaphelenchinae

Bursaphelenchus antoniae Penas, Metge, Mota, & Valadas. 2006

Morphology and Anatomy:

	Female: .
Male:	Female: .
	Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Distribution:

Reported from Pinus strobus (white pine) wood chips from Massachusets, USA. Also reported from and insect vector in Pinus pinaster in Portugal (Penas et al., 2006).

Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Vectors may include weevils, Hylobius spp. (family Curculionidae).

Management:

Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:

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Penas, A. C., Metge, K., Mota, M., and Valadas, V.. 2006. Bursaphelenchus antoniae sp. n. (Nematoda: Parasitaphelenchinae) associated with Hylobius sp. from Pinus pinaster in Portugal. Nematology 8: 659â€“669.