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SUBMITTER: Li M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7564987 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Insects 20200916 9
Pine wilt disease was first discovered in Dongtang town, Liaoning Province, China, in 2017. However, no record of <i>Monochamus alteratus</i> existed in Fengcheng, where <i>M. saltuarius</i> is an indigenous insect, and no experimental evidence has thus far indicated that <i>M. saltuarius</i> can transport the <i>Bursaphelenchus xylophilus</i> in China. In this study, we investigated whether <i>M. saltuarius</i> is a vector of <i>B. xylophilus</i> in China. On the sixth day after eclosion, beetl ...[more]