EPPO Global Database

Monochamus nitens(MONCNI)

Vector of

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
Bursaphelenchus mucronatus (BURSMU) 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
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (BURSXY) Known vector
* Akbulut S, Stamps WT (2012) Insect vectors of the pinewood nematode: a review of the biology and ecology of Monochamus species. Forest Pathology 42, 89-99.

* Evans HF, McNamara DG, Braasch H, Chadoeuf J, Magnusson C (1996) Pest Risk Analysis for the territories of the European Union (as PRA area) on Bursaphlenchus xylophilus and its vectors in the genus Monochamus. EPPO Bulletin 26, 199-249.

* Kobayashi F, Yamane A, Ikeda T (1984) The Japanese pine sawyer beetle as the vector of pine wilt disease. Annual Review of Entomology 29, 115–135.
------- Vector of the nematode in Japan.