Jyrki Tomminen

Pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, found in packing case wood.

Tomminen J. (1991). Pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, found in packing case wood. Silva Fennica vol. 25 no. 2 article id 5447. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a15601

Abstract

Living third dispersal stage juveniles of pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, were found infesting pine boards in Finland. The boards had been used as building material in a packing case to hold imported machinery. Total numbers of nematodes extracted from the boards did not exceed 4 grams of dry wood. When cultured on Botrytis cinerea the nematode reproduction resumed rapidly.

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Keywords
sawn wood; Bursaphelenchus xylophilus; pinewood nematode; packing wood; imported wooden packaging

Published in 1991

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