Disposition of Sample
Specimens to USDANC (Type)
Nematode
Bursaphelenchus
trypophloei
Host
Populus
tremula
(Aspen)
in/on Tree bark (Bark Beetle galleries)
Origin
Poland
urban forest in Pozna?
Collector
via Marek Tomalak (IPP-NRI)
Date Collected
2008 Sept 12
Date Received
2010 Jul 12
Reference
Nematology
Remarks
Nematodes isolated from galleries (egg/larval tunnels) carved in tree bark by the bark beetle Trypophloeus asperatus. B. trypophloei life cycle alternates between aspen (tree bark) and bark beetle (hemocoel) hosts.