%0 Article
%T Pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, found in packing case wood.
%A Tomminen, Jyrki
%D 1991
%J Silva Fennica
%V 25
%N 2
%R doi:10.14214/sf.a15601
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/5447
%X <p>Living third dispersal stage juveniles of pinewood nematode, <em>Bursaphelenchus xylophilus</em>, 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 <em>Botrytis cinerea</em> the nematode reproduction resumed rapidly.</p>
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