Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Pine pitch canker and insects : Relationships and implications for disease spread in Europe. / Fernández-Fernández, Mercedes; Naves, Pedro; Witzell, Johanna; Musolin, Dmitry L.; Selikhovkin, Andrey V.; Paraschiv, Marius; Chira, Danut; Martínez-álvarez, Pablo; Martín-García, Jorge; Jordán Muñoz-Adalia, E.; Altunisik, Aliye; Cocuzza, Giuseppe E.Massimino; Di Silvestro, Silvia; Zamora, Cristina; Diez, Julio J.
In: Forests, Vol. 10, No. 8, 627, 08.2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Pine pitch canker and insects
T2 - Relationships and implications for disease spread in Europe
AU - Fernández-Fernández, Mercedes
AU - Naves, Pedro
AU - Witzell, Johanna
AU - Musolin, Dmitry L.
AU - Selikhovkin, Andrey V.
AU - Paraschiv, Marius
AU - Chira, Danut
AU - Martínez-álvarez, Pablo
AU - Martín-García, Jorge
AU - Jordán Muñoz-Adalia, E.
AU - Altunisik, Aliye
AU - Cocuzza, Giuseppe E.Massimino
AU - Di Silvestro, Silvia
AU - Zamora, Cristina
AU - Diez, Julio J.
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - The fungal pathogen Fusarium circinatum (Nirenberg and O' Donnell) is the causal agent of pine pitch canker (PPC) disease, which seriously affects conifer species in forests and nurseries worldwide. In Europe, PPC is only established in the Iberian Peninsula; however, it is presumed that its range could expand through the continent in the near future. Infection caused by this fungus requires open wounds on the tree, including physical damage caused by insects. Therefore, a relationship probably occurs between PPC and a wide variety of insects. The aim of this review is to outline the taxonomic and ecological diversity of insect species with high potential association with F. circinatum in Europe and elsewhere. The insects were classified as vectors, carriers and wounding agents according to the association level with the PPC disease. In addition, we discuss the insect-mediated spreading of PPC disease in relation to the different phases of forest stand development, from seeds and seedlings in nurseries to mature stands. Lastly, to improve our predictive capacities and to design appropriate intervention measures and strategies for controlling disease dissemination by insects, variables such as geographic location, time of the year and host species should be considered. Our review provides a framework of the multiple factors that regulate the insect-host interactions and determine the success of the infection.
AB - The fungal pathogen Fusarium circinatum (Nirenberg and O' Donnell) is the causal agent of pine pitch canker (PPC) disease, which seriously affects conifer species in forests and nurseries worldwide. In Europe, PPC is only established in the Iberian Peninsula; however, it is presumed that its range could expand through the continent in the near future. Infection caused by this fungus requires open wounds on the tree, including physical damage caused by insects. Therefore, a relationship probably occurs between PPC and a wide variety of insects. The aim of this review is to outline the taxonomic and ecological diversity of insect species with high potential association with F. circinatum in Europe and elsewhere. The insects were classified as vectors, carriers and wounding agents according to the association level with the PPC disease. In addition, we discuss the insect-mediated spreading of PPC disease in relation to the different phases of forest stand development, from seeds and seedlings in nurseries to mature stands. Lastly, to improve our predictive capacities and to design appropriate intervention measures and strategies for controlling disease dissemination by insects, variables such as geographic location, time of the year and host species should be considered. Our review provides a framework of the multiple factors that regulate the insect-host interactions and determine the success of the infection.
KW - Carriers
KW - Forests
KW - Insect control
KW - Nurseries
KW - Pine pitch canker
KW - Vectors
KW - Wounding agents
KW - MONOCHAMUS-GALLOPROVINCIALIS
KW - wounding agents
KW - LEPTOGLOSSUS-OCCIDENTALIS HETEROPTERA
KW - TOMICUS-PINIPERDA
KW - PISSODES-CASTANEUS
KW - carriers
KW - F-SP PINI
KW - forests
KW - MONTEREY PINE
KW - INFESTING BARK BEETLES
KW - FUSARIUM-CIRCINATUM
KW - vectors
KW - pine pitch canker
KW - insect control
KW - OPHIOSTOMATOID FUNGI
KW - nurseries
KW - ENGRAVER BEETLES SCOLYTIDAE
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85070555574&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/pine-pitch-canker-insects-relationships-implications-disease-spread-europe
U2 - 10.3390/f10080627
DO - 10.3390/f10080627
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85070555574
VL - 10
JO - Forests
JF - Forests
SN - 1999-4907
IS - 8
M1 - 627
ER -
ID: 48787900