The Sirex Woodwasp and its Fungal Symbiont: Research and Management of a Worldwide Invasive Pest (2012)

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Synopsis
The Sirex woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, is the most important invasive alien insect pest of Pinus plantations in the Southern Hemisphere. It now also threatens pines in North America. This book brings together the worldwide knowledge of researchers from Universities and Government institutions, as well as forest industry practitioners that have worked on the pest. Importantly, it is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject since S. noctilio was discovered outside its native range around 1900. The book covers all aspects of the biology and management of S. noctilio, including aspects of the insects’ taxonomy, general life history, host-plant relationships, population dynamics, chemical ecology and symbiosis with the fungus Amylostereum areolatum. The book also contains a comprehensive synthesis of the history and current status of the pest and worldwide efforts to control it, including biological control, silviculture and quarantine.
Copyright:
2012

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9789400719606
Related ISBNs:
9789400719590
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands
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Copyrighted By:
Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Technology
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Bernard Slippers
Edited by:
Peter de Groot
Edited by:
Michael John Wingfield

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