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T1 Pine Pitch Canker and Insects: Regional Risks, Environmental Regulation, and Practical Management Options
A1 Fernández Fernández, María Mercedes
A1 Naves, Pedro
A1 Musolin, Dmitry L.
A1 Selikhovkin, Andrey V.
A1 Cleary, Michelle
A1 Chira, Danut
A1 Paraschiv, Marius
A1 Gordon, Tom
A1 Solla, Alejandro
A1 Papazova Anakieva, Irena
A1 Drenkhan, Tiia
A1 Georgieva, Margarita
A1 Altunisik, Aliye
A1 Morales Rodríguez, Carmen
A1 Tabaković Tošić, Mara
A1 Avtzis, Dimitrios N.
A1 Georgiev, Georgi
A1 Doychev, Danail D.
A1 Nacheski, Sterja
A1 Trestic, Tarik
A1 Elvira Recuenco, Margarita
A1 Díez Casero, Julio Javier
A1 Witzell, Johanna
K1 Pine pitch canker disease
K1 Chancro resinoso del pino
K1 Agro-climatic risk zones - Europe
K1 Areas de riesgo agroclimático - Europa
K1 Environmental factors
K1 Factores ambientales
K1 3106 Ciencia Forestal
AB Pine pitch canker (PPC), caused by the pathogenic fungus Fusarium circinatum (Nirenbergand O’ Donnell), is a serious threat to pine forests globally. The recent introduction of the pathogen to Southern Europe and its spread in Mediterranean region is alarming considering the immenseecological and economic importance of pines in the region. Pines in forests and nurseries can beinfected, resulting in severe growth losses and mortality. The pathogen is known to spread in plantsfor planting and in seeds, and results from recent studies have indicated that F. circinatum may alsospread through phoretic associations with certain insects. With this review, we aim to expand thecurrent understanding of the risk of insect-mediated spread of PPC in different parts of Europe.Through the joint action of a multinational researcher team, we collate the existing information aboutthe insect species spectrum in different biogeographic conditions and scrutinize the potential ofthese insects to transmit F. circinatum spores in forests and nurseries. We also discuss the impact ofenvironmental factors and forest management in this context. We present evidence for the existence ofa high diversity of insects with potential to weaken pines and disseminate PPC in Europe, includingseveral common beetle species. In many parts of Europe, temperatures are projected to rise, whichmay promote the activity of several insect species, supporting multivoltinism and thus, furtheramplifying the risk of insect-mediated dissemination of PPC. Integrated pest management (IPM)solutions that comply with forest management practices need to be developed to reduce this risk.We recommend careful monitoring of insect populations as the basis for successful IPM. Improvedunderstanding of environmental control of the interaction between insects, the pathogen, and hosttrees is needed in order to support development of bio-rational strategies to safeguard European pinetrees and forests against F. circinatum in future.
PB MDPI
SN 1999-4907
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/40836
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/40836
LA eng
NO Forests, 2019, vol. 10, n. 8. 34 p.
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 25-abr-2024