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Pine wilt disease is caused by the introduced pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchusxylophilus, for which the vector is the pine sawyer beetle, Monochamus alternatus. Native Japanese pines, black pine (Pinus thunbergii) and red pine (P. densiflora), are extremely sensitive to the nematode's infection, and the parasite has been expanding nationwide in the last few decades, despite intensive control efforts...
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