The woodwasp Sirex noctilio (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) is one of the main pests of Pinus plantations in South America. The aim of this study is to report the occurrence of S. noctilio in Pinus taeda in Botucatu, ...

Pine is used primarily as a source of raw materials for the industries of lumber and laminated plates, resin, pulp and paper. Pine may be affected, from the nursery to adults, in plantations by pathogens such as fungi ...

Pine is used primarily as a source of raw materials for the industries of lumber and laminated plates, resin, pulp and paper. Pine may be affected, from the nursery to adults, in plantations by pathogens such as fungi and/ ...

Invasive insect pests are responsible for important damage to native and plantation forests, when population outbreaks occur. Understanding the spatial pattern of attacks by forest pest populations is essential to improve ...

Tree pests can cause rapid and widespread damage, reducing the economic value of plants, production, in the case of fruit trees, and their role in mitigating climate change. There are several diseases that affect trees, ...

The woodwasp Sirex noctilio is a major pest of pine plantations worldwide. Economically significant damage is however limited to outbreak populations. To understand what determines outbreaks dynamics in this species, we ...

The woodwasp Sirex noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) is probably the most important pest of pine tree plantations of the southern hemisphere. We studied the spatial arrangement of an endemic population of the woodwasp ...

Plantation forestry with non-native trees is steadily increasing in the southern hemisphere and alien pest problems are also accumulating, as a consequence of the growing international movement of people and goods. Here, ...