Bursaphelenchus irokophilus

Bursaphelenchus irokophilus	Contents	Rev 05/18/2021
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Rhabditida
Tylenchina
Aphelenchoidea
Aphelenchoididae; Bursaphelenchinae; Bursaphelenchinae

Bursaphelenchus irokophilus Torrini, Strangi, Mazza, Marianelli, Roversi & Kanzaki. 2019

Morphology and Anatomy:

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

Distribution:

Bursaphelenchus irokophilus was isolated from unprocessed logs of Iroko wood (Milicia excelsa) imported from Cameroon to Leghorn, Tuscany, Italy, in December 2015.

Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Movement of logs carries a high probability of movement of bark beetles, woodborers and pathogens into new environments (Tkacz, 2002; Meurisse et al., 2018). Large amounts of timber are transported world-wide as unprocessed logs. Many species of forest insects and other invertebrates have been intercepted on imported logs and firewood and these introduction pathways have been implicated in introductions of insect pests. Nematodes of the genus Bursaphelenchus are frequently carried among tree hosts by bark beetles and identification of the carrier insect of B. irokophilus will require survey of bark beetles associated with the Iroko tree in Africa (Torrini et al., 2019).

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

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References:

Meurisse, N., Rassati, D., Hurley, B.P., Brockerhoff, E.G. & Haack, R.A. (2018). Common pathways by which non-native forest insects move internationally and domestically. Journal of Pest Science 92, 13-27. DOI: 10.1007/s10340-018-0990-0

Tkacz, B.M. (2002). Pest risks associated with importing wood to the United States. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology 24, 111-116. DOI: 10.1080/07060660309506984

Torrini, G., A. Strangi, G. Mazza, L. Marianelli, P.F. Roversi and N. Kanzaki. 2019. Description of Bursaphelenchus irokophilus n. sp. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) isolated from Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C. Berg wood imported into Italy from Cameroon. Nematology 21:957-969.