EPPO Global Database

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus(BURSXY)

Distribution details in China (Shaanxi)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2013: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Disease map 789 (2015): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2013/245) : found in Pinus tabulaeformis and P. armandii in forests of the Zhashui district of Shaanxi provice causing pine wilt disease and mortality.
References
* Shi J, Chen F, Luo YQ, Wang Z, Xie BY (2013) First isolation of pine wood nematode from Pinus tabuliformis forests in China. Forest Pathology 43, 59-66.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Vietnam Absent, unreliable record view...