ISSN 2756-3839
International Journal of Nematology and Entomology ISSN 2756-3839 Vol. 12 (1), pp. 001-005, January, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
The Relationship Between Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and the Endoparasitic Fungus Esteya vermicola: Attraction Dynamics
Chun Yan Wang, Zhen Wang, Mi La Lee, Zheng Li, Dong Liang Zhang, Lei Liu, Zhe Ming Fang and Chang Keun Sung*
Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Taejon, 305- 764, Korea.
Accepted 16 October, 2024
Abstract
The investigations on attraction of nematodes to nematophagous fungi have mostly dealt with the nematode-trapping species and just were limited to the assays on plate. In present study, attraction of pinewood nematodes to the living mycelia of endoparasitic fungus, Esteya vermicola, was investigated. It was confirmed that the living mycelia of E. vermicola were attractive not only to pinewood nematodes on plate, but also to that in the discs of infected pine seedling, dead blocks of infected pine tree, 15 and 30 days infected pine seedlings. Moreover, the volatiles released by E. vermicola also were attractive to pinewood nematodes in 15 and 30 days infected pine seedlings. This study may provide information for the application of E. vermicola as biological control agent of pinewood nematode.
Key words: Esteya vermicola, pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, Pinus densiflora, living mycelia, attraction, volatiles.