Biocontrol of Sirex noctilio by the parasitic nematode Deladenus siricidicola: A five season field study in southern Chile.

In 2001, the woodwasp Sirex noctilio was detected in Pinus radiata plantations in the Biobio region of southern Chile. Subsequently, an intense biological control program using the female sterilizing nematode Deladenus siricidicola was implemented in 2010. During five seasons between 2012 and 2017,...

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Main Authors: Miguel Castillo, Eugenio Sanfuentes, Andrés Angulo, Jose Becerra, Jesús L Romero-Romero, Patricio Arce-Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6237417?pdf=render