Claim · model-written summary
Taiwan red pine was first reported as a host of P. itzingeri.
- Taxon
- Taiwan red pinee0
- Interactor
- P. itzingeri
Paraleprodera itzingerie0herbivore - Outcome
- host plante0
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Verbatim
e0“Taiwan red pine is a host plant of M. alternatus and the endemic P. itzingeri and A. gundaiensis.”
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.
- Association P. itzingeri 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 A. gundaiensis.
- Recommendation Authors recommend assessing beetle impacts before control measures.