Invasive symbioses between wood-boring insects and fungi are emerging as a new and
currently uncontrollable threat to forest ecosystems, as well as fruit and timber industries …

The Sirex woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, and its fungal mutualist, Amylostereum areolatum,
together constitute one of the most damaging invasive pests of pine. Despite a century of …

Symbiosis is receiving increased attention among all aspects of biology because of the
unifying themes it helps construct across ecological, evolutionary, developmental …

Sirex noctilio Fabricius has a long history as an invasive insect species in pine plantations
throughout the Southern Hemisphere and has been recently discovered in North America …

Invasive pathogens that cause stem cankers and wilts of trees, and insects that bore into
bark and wood have proven extremely destructive to the world's forests and particularly …

This chapter develops a framework to explore examples of adaptation options that could be
used to ensure that the ecosystem services provided by forests are maintained under future …

Silviculture is the art and science of managing forest stands to meet landowner goals and
objectives (see Box 20.1); traditional examples of goals and objectives include managing for …

Since 2004, when the Sirex woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, was first discovered in North America,
there have been intensive efforts to survey and determine the area infested and to assess …

Accelerating introductions of forest insects challenge decision-makers who might or might
not respond with surveillance programs, quarantines, eradication efforts, or biological …

Freight transportation is an important pathway for the introduction and dissemination of
exotic forest insects (EFI). Identifying the final destination of imports is critical in determining …