Evaluation of biological control agents against Monochamus galloprovincialis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Portugal 

Silva, Ricardo Neves Petersen (Date of defense: 2015-07-17)

Pine wilt disease is the result of a complex interaction between a nematode, a host tree and an insect vector. The pine wood nematode (PWN) Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer) Nickle is the causal agent, being ...