The Sirex Woodwasp and its Fungal Symbiont:

Autoren

• Bernard Slippers

Parameter

• Landwirtschaft
• Natur
• Natur, Tiere

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Preface Dedication 1.0 Sirex systematics; problems and solutions Henri Goulet 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Important issues for solving identification problems 1.2.1 Ovipositor morphology 1.2.2 Mitochondrial DNA 1.2.3 Collections 1.3 Diversity and biogeographic coverage 1.4 Morphological characters used to recognize species 1.4.1 Ovipositor characters 1.4.2 Other characters 2.0 Life history and biology of Sirex noctilio Kathleen Ryan and Brett P Hurley 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Insect-fungus complex 2.3 The life history of Sirex noctilio 2.4 Host selection and susceptibility 2.5 Host Records 2.6 Factors influencing population dynamics 2.6.1 Potential fecundity 2.6.2 Reproductive potential 2.6.3 Adult size 2.6.4 Sex-ratio 2.6.5 Natural enemies 2.7 Conclusions 3.0 Susceptibility and response of pines to Sirex noctilio John M Bordeaux and Jeffrey FD Dean 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Factors contributing to tree susceptibility 3.3 Tree responses to Sirex noctilio mucus 3.4 Tree responses to Amylostereum areolatum 3.5 General responses to Sirex attack 3.6 Reducing tree susceptibility 4.0 The population dynamics of Sirex noctilio F. : the influence of diapause, spatial aggregation and flight potential on woodwasp outbreaks and spread Juan C Corley and José M Villacide 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Pine plantations and Sirex noctilio in Patagonia 4.3 Life cycle and adult emergence patterns 4.4 Spatial dynamics of woodwasp populations at a stand scale 4.5 Flight potential of Sirex noctilio males and females 4.6 Conclusions 5.0 The woodwasp Sirex noctilio and its associated fungus Amylostereum areolatum in Europe Beat Wermelinger and Iben M Thomsen 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Biology of Sirex noctilio 5.3 Natural enemies 5.4 Ecology of the Amylostereum fungal symbionts 5.5 Relationships between S. noctilio attack and host quality 5.6 Economic significance of S. noctilio in Europe 6.0 The genetics of Amylostereum species associated with Siricids Magriet van der Nest, Rimvys Vasaitis, Jan Stenlid, Brenda D Wingfield, Michael J Wingfield and Bernard Slippers 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Systematics and identification 6.3 Symbiotic specificity 6.4 Mode of reproduction 6.5 Vegetative incompatibility and population diversity studies 6.6 Conclusions and future prospects 7.0 Siricid woodwasps and their fungal symbionts in Asia, specifically those occurring in Japan Masanobu Tabata, Hiroaki Miyata and Kaoru Maeto 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Symbiosis between woodwasps and fungi 7.3 Molecular phylogeny of fungal symbionts 7.4 Life-cycle and host interaction of woodwasps 8.0 Parasitoids in the management of Sirex: Looking back and looking ahead Deladenus siricidicola in biological control systems Bernard Slippers, Brett P Hurley, X Osmond Mlonyeni, Peter de Groot and Michael J Wingfield 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Rearing, handling and storage 9.3 Evolution of nematode virulence and wasp resistance 9.4 Introduction history and genetic diversity 9.5 Interaction specificity - Amylostereum and Sirex 9.6 Variable environmental factors 9.7 Conclusions 10.0 Ecological considerations in using Deladenus siricidicola for the biological control of Sirex noctilio in North America David W Williams, Kelley E Zylstra and Victor C Mastro 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Ecological factors in North America affecting the biological control program 10.2.1 Climate 10.2.2 The North American nematode 10.3 Possible effects of the biological control program on non-target pine insects in North America 10.3.1 North American Siricids as potential hosts 10.3.2 Questions on nontarget effects on North American siricids 10.4 Conclusions and future directions 11.0 The chemical ecology of Sirex noctilio Damon J Crook, Katalin Böröczky, Kelley E Zylstra, Victor C Mastro and James H Tumlinso

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• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Einband: Paperback