EPPO Global Database

Bursaphelenchus mucronatus(BURSMU)

Vectors

Important note on vectors:
Information on vectors and their associated pathogens is a new feature of the database (April 2023). Data will gradually be entered by the EPPO Secretariat and will focus on regulated (quarantine) pests.
Organism Type
Monochamus alternatus (MONCAL) Known vector
*  Silva H, Cardoso JM, Manadas B, Fonseca L (2026) Insights into pine wilt disease: a review on biology and pathogenicity of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and B. mucronatus. Trees, Forests and People 24, 101123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.101123
------- main vector in Asia. 
Monochamus galloprovincialis (MONCGA) Known vector
*  Silva H, Cardoso JM, Manadas B, Fonseca L (2026) Insights into pine wilt disease: a review on biology and pathogenicity of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and B. mucronatus. Trees, Forests and People 24, 101123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.101123
------- main vector in Europe. 
Monochamus nitens (MONCNI) Known vector
* Kanzaki N, Akiba M (2014) Isolation of Bursaphelenchus mucronatus kolymensis from Monochamus nitens from Japan. Nematology 16(6), 743-745.

*  Silva H, Cardoso JM, Manadas B, Fonseca L (2026) Insights into pine wilt disease: a review on biology and pathogenicity of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and B. mucronatus. Trees, Forests and People 24, 101123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.101123
Monochamus saltuarius (MONCSL) Known vector
* Jikumaru S, Togashi K (1995) A weak deleterious effect of the avirulent pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus mucronatus (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae), on the longevity of its vector, Monochamus saltuarius (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 30(1), 9-16.
Monochamus sutor (MONCSU) Known vector
*  Silva H, Cardoso JM, Manadas B, Fonseca L (2026) Insights into pine wilt disease: a review on biology and pathogenicity of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and B. mucronatus. Trees, Forests and People 24, 101123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.101123
------- main vector in Asia. 
Monochamus urussovii (MONCUR) Known vector
* Togashi K. Taga Y,  Iguchi K, Aikawa T (2008) Bursaphelenchus mucronatus (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) Vectored by Monochamus 
urussovi (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Hokkaido, Japan. Journal of Forest Research 13, 127–131