Claim · #6494284
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus · pest pressure · Pinus spp.
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“transition from its beetle vector into the pine tree”
- Authors
- Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T.
- Year
- 2024
- Publication
- CAB International
- Page
- 289
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Bursaphelenchus xylophilus vectored by Monochamus (longhorn) beetles into Pinus causing pine wilt is well-established biology, especially in Japan; source quote and all structured fields align.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is well-documented as vectored by Monochamus (longhorn beetle) spp. into Pinus, causing pine wilt disease, consistent with source quote and regional context.”
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