A survey was conducted in forest sites of the Mu gla Regional Forest Directorates for the presence of the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Wood samples were collected from declining pine and cedar trees. A total of 207 samples were taken, and nematodes were extracted, observed and identified. The pinewood nematode was not detected, but another Bursaphelenchus species was recovered from the wood of a Pinus brutia tree in Es ßen-Karadere location in Fethiye, which strongly resembled the original description of B. hellenicus. It was identified as this species by morphology and ITS-RFLP. Measurements and diagnostic features are presented. This is the first report of B. hellenicus from Turkey.
Materials and methodsIn 2007, a survey was conducted in the conifer forests of south-western Turkey including the Mu gla Regional Forestry Directorate. Samples were taken primarily from Pinus species; however, a few samples were collected from Cedrus libani A. Rich (Table 1). Two wood samples, 40-80 g, were collected from opposing sides of the trunk of each declined or wilted
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