Synopses & Reviews
Pine forests face a global threat of pine wilt disease, which is being spread by vector beetles carrying pathogenic nematodes from dead trees to healthy ones. Among the host pines there are varying degrees of susceptibility, and nematode strains also contain a variety of virulences, both of which factors help to determine whether infected host trees will die or survive. As well, biotic and abiotic environmental factors influence the fate of infected trees. This book describes the history of the disease, pathogenic nematodes, vector beetles, the etiology and ecology of the disease, microorganisms involved, and control methods that utilize host resistance and biological control agents. Concrete, comprehensive, and the most up-to-date knowledge about this worldwide forest epidemic is presented for readers, enabling them to understand the nature and epidemic threat of pine wilt disease.
Table of Contents
Foreword Preface Contributors Part I Historical Overview 1: Introduction Kazuyoshi Futai 2: Pine Wilt in Japan: From First Incidence to the Present Kazuyoshi Futai 3: A Brief Overview of The Pine Wood Nematode and Pine Wilt Disease in Canada and The United States Jack R. Sutherland 4: Pine Wilt Disease in China Bo Guang Zhao 5: Pine Wilt Disease in Korea Sang-Chul Shin 6: Pine Wilt Disease in Portugal Manuel M. Mota and Paulo C. Vieira 7: Concluding Remarks Kazuyoshi Futai Part II Pine Wood Nematode 8: Introduction Natsumi Kanzaki 9: Taxonomy and Systematics of the Nematode Genus Bursaphelenchus (Nematoda: Parasitaphelenchidae) Natsumi Kanzaki 10: Parasitism Genes of the Pine Wood Nematode Taisei Kikuchi 11: Embryology and Cytology of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Koichi Hasegawa and Johji Miwa 12: Population Ecology of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Shuhei Takemoto 13: Transmission Biology of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in Relation to Its Insect Vector Takuya Aikawa 14: Concluding Remarks Natsumi Kanzaki Part III The Vector Beetle 15: Introduction Katsumi Togashi 16: Vector?Host Tree Relationships and the Abiotic Environment Katsunori Nakamura-Matori 17: Vector?Nematode Relationships and Epidemiology in Pine Wilt Disease Katsumi Togashi 18: Molecular Ecology of Vectors Etsuko Shoda-Kagaya 19: Concluding Remarks Katsumi Togashi Part IV Host Responses and Wilting Mechanisms 20: Introduction Keiko Kuroda 21: Physiological Incidences Related to Symptom Development and Wilting Mechanism Keiko Kuroda 22: Biochemical Responses in Pine Trees Affected by Pine Wilt Disease Toshihiro Yamada 23: Host Fate Following Infection by the Pine Wood Nematode Yuko Takeuchi 24: The Role of Bacteria Associated with the Pine Wood Nematode in Pathogenicity and Toxin-Production Related to Pine Wilt Bo Guang Zhao and Rong Gui Li 25: Concluding Remarks Toshihiro Yamada Part V Related Microbes 26: Introduction Noritoshi Maehara 27: Bacteria Carried by the Pine Wood Nematode and Their Symbiotic Relationship with the Nematode Bo Guang Zhao 28: Nematode Fauna and Fungal Flora in Infected Pine Trees Rina Sriwati 29: Interactions of Pine Wood Nematodes, Wood-Inhabiting Fungi, and Vector Beetles Noritoshi Maehara 30: Concluding Remarks Noritoshi Maehara Part VI Management of Pine Wilt Disease 31: Introduction Mitsuaki Shimazu 32: Integrated Pest Management of Pine Wilt Disease in Japan: Tactics and Strategies Naoto Kamata 33: Recent Advances in the Integrated Management of the Pine Wood Nematode in China Fuyuan Xu 34: Breeding for Resistance to Pine Wilt Disease Mine Nose and Susumu Shiraishi 35: Biological Control of the Japanese Pine Sawyer Beetle, Monochamus alternatus Mitsuaki Shimazu 36: Potential of Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Controlling the Japanese Pine Sawyer, Monochamus alternatus Long Ke Phan 37: Concluding Remarks Mitsuaki Shimazu Addendum by Dr. Yokoyama Addendum by Dr. Yu References Index Species Index