Reproductive success of the ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus on Quercus laurifolia planted in Japan

• Published in: Forest research, Kyoto Vol. 78; pp. 29 - 38
• Main Authors: YAMASAKI, Michimasa, IIZUKA, Hiroaki, FUTAI, Kazuyoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University 28.09.2012
• Subjects: Japanese oak wilt; laurel oak; reproductive success rate; zero-altered negative binomial model

Mortality of Quercus laurifolia trees that had been planted in Japan occurred in 2006. This was caused by an attack by the ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus, which causes a disease called Japanese oak wilt and results in mass mortality of Fagaceae trees in Japan. In order to study the infestation...