Claim · model-written summary
P. itzingeri was more abundant than M. alternates.
Paraleprodera itzingeriVerbatim
e0“A. gundaiensis and P. itzingeri were more abundant than M. alternates in Taiwan red pine forests.”
Title
Three Species of Long-horned Beetles Feeding on Taiwan Red Pine
Yi-Ming Chen; Jung‐Tai Chao Táiwān línyè kēxué 1998. doi:10.7075/tjfs.199812.0373
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Three long-horned beetle species were associated with dying and dead Taiwan red pine.
- Association A. gundaiensis was more abundant than M. alternates.
- Observation One of 16 newly emerged P. itzingeri carried seven Bursaphelenchus nematodes.
- Observation P. itzingeri may be a potential vector of pinewood nematodes in Taiwan red pine forests.
- Observation Taiwan red pine was first reported as a host of M. alternatus.
- Observation Taiwan red pine was first reported as a host of P. itzingeri.
- Observation Taiwan red pine was first reported as a host of A. gundaiensis.
- Recommendation Authors recommend assessing beetle impacts before control measures.
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus