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Important Insect Pests and Diseases of Pinus and Eucalyptus in Colombia
Insect pests and pathogens increasingly threaten the world's forests. During the course of the last almost three decades, the authors Carlos A. Rodas Pelaez and Michael J. Wingfield, have collaborated in efforts to identify and manage the most important insects and microbes damaging commercial forest plantations in Colombia." --Cover.
Forest Entomology and Pathology
This open access book will provide an introduction to forest entomology, the principles and techniques of forest insect pest management, the different forest insect guilds/feeding groups, and relevant forest insect pest management case studies. In addition to covering 30% of the earth, forest ecosystems provide numerous timber and non-timber products that affect our daily lives and recreational opportunities, habitat for diverse animal communities, watershed protection, play critical roles in the water cycle, and mitigate soil erosion and global warming. In addition to being the most abundant organisms in forest ecosystems, insects perform numerous functions in forests, many of which are beneficial and critical to forest health. Conversely, some insects damage and/or kill trees and reduce the capacity of forests to provide desired ecosystem services. The target audience of this book is upper-level undergraduate and graduate students and professionals interested in forest health and entomology.
The Sirex Woodwasp and its Fungal Symbiont:
The Sirex woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, is the most important invasive alien insect pest of Pinus plantations in the Southern Hemisphere. It now also threatens pines in North America. This book brings together the worldwide knowledge of researchers from Universities and Government institutions, as well as forest industry practitioners that have worked on the pest. Importantly, it is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject since S. noctilio was discovered outside its native range around 1900. The book covers all aspects of the biology and management of S. noctilio, including aspects of the insects’ taxonomy, general life history, host-plant relationships, population dynamics, chemical ecology and symbiosis with the fungus Amylostereum areolatum. The book also contains a comprehensive synthesis of the history and current status of the pest and worldwide efforts to control it, including biological control, silviculture and quarantine.
History of Plant Pathology in South Africa
"The field of plant pathology and the study of plant diseases, their causes and means to manage or control them has a long and proud history in South Africa. This book covers the history of Plant Pathology in South Africa from its inception in 1875, when the discipline was first recognized, to 2019. It represents the first time that all available information relating to the discipline has ben collected and consolidated into a single document. The book includes a section specifically devoted to the history of the Southern African Society for Plant Pathology (SASPP) that was established, together with microbiology, in 1962. The catalyst to produce this book was to celebrate 50 congresses of the SASPP and the 0́−International Year of Plant Health 20200́+ Many South African plant pathologists contributed to sections of this book, providing important historical perspectives regarding personalities involved in the discipline, the organisations that have employed or funded plant pathologists as well as perspectives on diseases of specific crops." --Publisher's description.
Ceratocystis and Ophiostoma
"This book is based on a symposium held in Bad Windsheim, Germany, in Aug. 1990. The 30 chapters are grouped into 5 sections. Part I concerns morphological taxonomy of the ophiostomatoid fungi, including their anamorphs. In Part II, nonmorphological taxonomic approaches are considered, including genetic, biochemical, developmental and molecular characters. In Part III, the pathological aspects are introduced, beginning with considerations of saprobic growth and progressing through tree diseases to human diseases. Part IV includes reviews of a variety of insect vector systems and host responses to both the insects and the fungi. A few chapters, including information on methods for handling ophiostomatoid fungi, a key for their identification and a list of described species, were not presented at the symposium."--pub. desc.
Leptographium Species
This new book is the first single-source of taxonomic information on Leptographium species. Leptographium Species: Tree Pathogens, Insect Associates, and Agents of Blue-Stain covers all known species of the fungi. Detailed illustrations, comprehensive descriptions, and keys to the species will aid in the identification of this destructive fungi which is amongst the most important causal agents of sapstain in timber.Most of these fungi are carried by bark beetles, and the complex ecology of the relationships between Leptographium and their vectors has intrigued plant pathologists, mycologists, entomologists, ecologists, and foresters for years. This single resource will help anyone working with lumber accurately identify all known species of these fungi.
