EPPO Global Database

Monochamus saltuarius(MONCSL)

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 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.
------- Vector of the nematode in Japan and Korea.

* 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.

* Li M, Li H, Sheng RC, Sun H, Sun SH, Chen FM (2020) The first record of Monochamus saltuarius (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae) as vector of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and its new potential hosts in China. Insects 11(9), 636. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11090636
------- Vector of the nematode in China.