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Reducing damage caused by oak wilt disease transmitted by the ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus (Coleoptera: Platypodidae) using oak log pile traps

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The damage resulting from oak wilt disease, caused by a pathogenic fungus transmitted by the ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus Murayama (Coleoptera: Platypodidae), was comparatively assessed using oak log pile traps. Oak wilt disease has caused extensive damage to native oak species and forests in Japan. The ambrosia beetle P. quercivorus has been legally declared a pest by the Forest Pest Control Act. In forests infested by the ambrosia beetle, development of effective control methods to reduce or eliminate the damage is needed. Field investigations were conducted to confirm the effectiveness of oak log pile traps on the control of oak wilt disease. As a result, the number of trees exhibiting defoliation caused by oak wilt disease was significantly different between an area with the oak log pile traps and a trap-free area. Thus, oak log pile traps have possibilities for reducing oak wilt disease as well as controlling disease damage in spatial spread areas.

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This study was supported by a research grant from the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council (Project No. 2022), and by a Grant-in-Aid for a Research Project Utilizing Advanced Technologies in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Project No. 24030) from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan. We thank T. Futaba, T. Watanabe, and H. Ebihara from the Oguni Town Office, Y. Saraya from the Oguni Town Forest Owner’s Cooperative, H. Koseki and K. Shisai from the Yamagata Prefectural Office, and officers of the Okitama Forest for their assistance during the research on the forest stands.

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  1. Yamagata Prefectural Forest Research and Instruction Center, 2707 Sagae-Hei, Sagae, 991-0041, Japan

    Shoichi Saito & Aya Takahashi

  2. Niigata University Graduate School of Science and Technology, 8050 Ikarashi 2, Nishi-Ku, Niigata, 950-2101, Japan

    Shoichi Saito & Hideo Miguchi

  3. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Kyushu Research Center, 4-11-16 Kurokami, Chuo-Ku, Kumamoto, 860-0862, Japan

    Hiroshi Kondoh

  4. Nagano Prefecture Forest Research Center, 5739 Kataoka, Shiojiri, 399-0711, Japan

    Mitsuhiro Okada

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Saito, S., Kondoh, H., Takahashi, A. et al. Reducing damage caused by oak wilt disease transmitted by the ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus (Coleoptera: Platypodidae) using oak log pile traps. Appl Entomol Zool 51, 267–274 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-016-0398-3

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