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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Slippers, Bernard (Editor), de Groot, Peter (Editor), Wingfield, Michael John (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Applied ecology.; Forestry.; Forestry management.; Entomology.; Mycology.; Life Sciences.; Forestry Management.; Applied Ecology.

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, i...