Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

pinewood nematode

Aphelenchoides xylophilus Bursaphelenchus lignicolus

Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan; Europe: Portugal, Spain; North America: Canada, Mexico, USA

widepspread

2025-08-19

nematode

Added to the Vietnam pest list in 2023.

Extensive host range primarily affecting the Pinaceae family. No known seeded crops of concern to list.

BURSXY

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus causes pine wilt disease, leading to needle discoloration, wilting, and tree death. It spreads mainly via pine sawyer beetles and within infested wood, and it is not transmitted through seeds. (CABI, Nemaplex)