Foreword Preface Contributors Part I Historical Overview
1: Introduction Kazuyoshi Futai 2: Pine Wilt in Japan: From First Incidence to the Present Kazuyoshi Futai 3: A Brief Overview of The Pine Wood Nematode and Pine Wilt Disease in Canada and The United States Jack R. Sutherland 4: Pine Wilt Disease in China Bo Guang Zhao 5: Pine Wilt Disease in Korea Sang-Chul Shin 6: Pine Wilt Disease in Portugal Manuel M. Mota and Paulo C. Vieira 7: Concluding Remarks Kazuyoshi Futai Part II Pine Wood Nematode
8: Introduction Natsumi Kanzaki 9: Taxonomy and Systematics of the Nematode Genus Bursaphelenchus (Nematoda: Parasitaphelenchidae) Natsumi Kanzaki 10: Parasitism Genes of the Pine Wood Nematode Taisei Kikuchi 11: Embryology and Cytology of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Koichi Hasegawa and Johji Miwa 12: Population Ecology of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Shuhei Takemoto 13: Transmission Biology of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in Relation to Its Insect Vector Takuya Aikawa 14: Concluding Remarks Natsumi Kanzaki Part III The Vector Beetle 15: Introduction Katsumi Togashi 16: Vector?Host Tree Relationships and the Abiotic Environment Katsunori Nakamura-Matori 17: Vector?Nematode Relationships and Epidemiology in Pine Wilt Disease Katsumi Togashi 18: Molecular Ecology of Vectors Etsuko Shoda-Kagaya 19: Concluding Remarks Katsumi Togashi Part IV Host Responses and Wilting Mechanisms
20: Introduction Keiko Kuroda 21: Physiological Incidences Related to Symptom Development and Wilting Mechanism Keiko Kuroda 22: Biochemical Responses in Pine Trees Affected by Pine Wilt Disease Toshihiro Yamada 23: Host Fate Following Infection by the Pine Wood Nematode Yuko Takeuchi 24: The Role of Bacteria Associated with the Pine Wood Nematode in Pathogenicity and Toxin-Production Related to Pine Wilt Bo Guang Zhao and Rong Gui Li 25: Concluding Remarks Toshihiro Yamada Part V Related Microbes
26: Introduction Noritoshi Maehara 27: Bacteria Carried by the Pine Wood Nematode and Their Symbiotic Relationship with the Nematode Bo Guang Zhao 28: Nematode Fauna and Fungal Flora in Infected Pine Trees Rina Sriwati 29: Interactions of Pine Wood Nematodes, Wood-Inhabiting Fungi, and Vector Beetles Noritoshi Maehara 30: Concluding Remarks Noritoshi Maehara Part VI Management of Pine Wilt Disease
31: Introduction Mitsuaki Shimazu 32: Integrated Pest Management of Pine Wilt Disease in Japan: Tactics and Strategies Naoto Kamata 33: Recent Advances in the Integrated Management of the Pine Wood Nematode in China Fuyuan Xu 34: Breeding for Resistance to Pine Wilt Disease Mine Nose and Susumu Shiraishi 35: Biological Control of the Japanese Pine Sawyer Beetle, Monochamus alternatus Mitsuaki Shimazu 36: Potential of Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Controlling the Japanese Pine Sawyer, Monochamus alternatus Long Ke Phan 37: Concluding Remarks Mitsuaki Shimazu Addendum by Dr. Yokoyama Addendum by Dr. Yu References Index Species Index