| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| : | 2008 |
| Authors: | B. Carletti |
| Journal: | Redia |
| Volume: | 91 |
| Pagination: | 111-117 |
| Date Published: | 2008 |
| Type of Article: | Article; Meeting paper |
| : | 0370-4327 |
| : | Hylurgus ligniperda, Ips sexdentatus, Scolytus intricatus |
| : | According to data collected during several surveys, accomplished from 1992 to 2007 in coniferous and deciduous trees, together with those obtained from Servizi Fitosanitari Regionali, in order to the request of European Union, a total of twelve nominal Bursaphelenchus species plus one, not yet identified, were collected in Italy. Among these species Bursaphelenchus mucronatus Mamiya & Enda and B. eremus Ruhm (Goodey) appeared to be the most frequently found in coniferous and deciduous trees respectively. For B. eggersi Ruhm (Goodey), B. idius Ruhm (Goodey) and B. silvestris (Lieutier & Laumond) Baujard, species already reported in Europe, this is the first record of their occurrence in Italy; for B. minutus Walia, Negi, Bajaj & Kalia, as far as we know, this is the second record in the world after India, where the species has been first described. Diagnostic characters, illustrated by microphotographs or drawings, are described for the Bursaphelenchus species occurring in Italy and an extensive review on their occurrence throughout the world, host range and insect vectors is reported. |