Observation and Quantification of Mating Behavior in the Pinewood Nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilusNajie Zhu *1, Liqun Bai *1, Stefan Schütz 2, Baojun Liu 3, Zhenyu Liu 3, Xingyao Zhang 4, Hongshi Yu 1, Jiafu Hu 1,5
1Department of Forest Protection, Zhejiang Agricultural & Forestry University, 2Institute of Forest Zoology and Forest Conservation, Georg-August University Göttingen, 3College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, 4Institute of Forest Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, 5Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University
A protocol for investigating the mating behavior of the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, is presented. Behavioral features of B. xylophilus are described in the mating process.
