Efficacy of Kamona strain Deladenus siricidicola nematodes for biological control of Sirex noctilio in North America and hybridisation with invasive conspecifics

Sirex noctilio is an invasive woodwasp that, along with its symbiotic fungus, has killed pine trees (Pinus spp.) in North America and in numerous countries in the Southern Hemisphere. We tested a biological control agent in North America that has successfully controlled S. noctilio in Oceania, South...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tonya D. Bittner, Nathan Havill, Isis A.L. Caetano, Ann E. Hajek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-04-01
Series:NeoBiota
Online Access:https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/30402/download/pdf/