Monochamus Saltuarius Endangers Pinus tabuliformis Carr. and Carries Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer) in China

The pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) can cause fatal damage to trees and is transmitted by the vector species of the Monochamus genus. In December 2017, pinewood nematodes were found to be harming a large plot of pine trees, Pinus tabuliformis, in a new region with an average annual temperature of 6.7 °C in China. However, the vector insects were unknown and urgently needed to be identified

松材线虫（pinewood nematode，Bursaphelenchus xylophilus）可对林木造成致命危害，其传播依赖天牛属（Monochamus genus）的媒介昆虫物种。2017年12月，在中国年均气温为6.7℃的一新区域内，发现松材线虫正在大面积危害油松（Pinus tabuliformis）林。但该区域的媒介昆虫种类尚未明确，亟需开展鉴定工作。