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

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Taal: Engels

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Engels
Paperback
9789401783415
11 november 2014
301 pagina's

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The Sirex woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, is the most important invasive alien insect pest of Pinus plantations in the Southern Hemisphere. 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.

The Sirex woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, is the most important invasive alien insect pest in Pinus plantations across the Southern Hemisphere, and it now threatens pines in North America. Sirex noctilio is native to Eurasia, where it causes little damage and is better known for its fascinating biology, including an obligate mutualism with the fungus Amylostereum areolatum. The wasp first appeared outside its native range around 1900 in New Zealand, and it has subsequently spread to Australia, South America and Africa. The pest continues to spread globally and this is vividly illustrated by its recent appearance in North America.

The genesis of the book was an International Sirex Symposium held in South Africa in May 2007. This symposium recognised the growing global threat from the woodwasp and the realization that a sustained research effort would be required to deal with it. This meeting succeeded remarkably in bringing together a diverse mosaic of government, industry and academic experience from many parts of the world. The shared experience emerging from the meeting, as well as the research and management work that has been undertaken subsequently, is captured in this book.

This book covers aspects of the insect’s taxonomy, life history, host-plant relationships, population dynamics and chemical ecology, as well as the nature of its obligate mutualistic relationship with the fungus Amylostereum, its distribution, diversity and biology. There is also a focus on the development and adaptation of biological control systems using various parasitic wasps and the nematode Deladenus siricidicola. Importantly, the book contains a complete synthesis of the history and current status of the pest as well as efforts to control it in the Southern Hemisphere and in North America. Overall, this book illustrates the need for a global community effort to combat the increasing threat of invasive alien pests andpathogensto the world’s forests.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 11 november 2014
Aantal pagina's: 301
Illustraties: Nee

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Hoofdredacteur: Bernard Slippers
Tweede Redacteur: Peter de Groot
Co Redacteur: Michael John Wingfield
Hoofduitgeverij: Springer

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Editie: 2012 ed.
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 155 mm
Product lengte: 235 mm
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Verpakking breedte: 155 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 235 mm
Verpakking lengte: 235 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 486 g

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Categorieën: Wetenschap & Natuur

Technologie & Bouwkunde

Biotechnologie

Landbouw & Boerenbedrijf

Aarde & Milieu

Biologie

Bosbouw & Boomweken

Milieu

Planten

Dieren

Ecologie

Paddenstoelen & Zwammen

Ecologie & Biodiversiteit

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Taal: Engels
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