Bursaphelenchus hunanensis associated with dying Pinus species in Victoria, Australia

D. I. Smith; M. Hodda; I. W. Smith; L. Nambiar; I. G. Pascoe; R. Aldaoud

doi:10.1071/DN08037

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Bursaphelenchus hunanensis associated with dying Pinus species in Victoria, Australia

D. I. Smith ^A , M. Hodda ^B ^D , I. W. Smith ^A , L. Nambiar ^C , I. G. Pascoe ^C and R. Aldaoud ^C

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^A School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, The University of Melbourne, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Vic. 3121, Australia.

^B CSIRO Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.

^C Department of Primary Industries, Knoxfield Centre, Private Bag 15, Ferntree Gully Delivery Centre, Vic. 3156, Australia.

^D Corresponding author. Email: mike.hodda@csiro.au

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 3(1) 93-95 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN08037
Submitted: 3 June 2008 Accepted: 3 July 2008 Published: 18 July 2008

Abstract

Bursaphelenchus hunanensis (Nematoda: Aphelenchida: Parasitaphelenchidae), identified morphologically in 2001, was associated with dying trees from several species of the genus Pinus at several locations around Melbourne, Victoria. This is the first record for Australia of this nematode and the first detection of this species outside China. The nematode was apparently eradicated through a targeted campaign and perhaps poor vectors. This success is significant because it demonstrates that eradication may be a viable strategy for dealing with incursions of exotic nematodes.

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