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0376 Insect-fungus interaction: do scolytid-associated fungi affect the woodwasp Sirex noctilio?

Monday, December 14, 2009: 8:47 AM
Room 210, Second Floor (Convention Center)
Kathleen Ryan , Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Peter De Groot , Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada
Sandy Smith , Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
The introduced woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, is thought to be intolerant of fungi, other than its own symbiont, in its habitat. Therefore, extant woodborers (e.g. scolytids) could affect woodwasp success by introducing blue stain fungi into the tree. We examine the response of S. noctilio to the presence of fungi vectored by scolytids and explore possible effects on wasp distribution and development.

doi: 10.1603/ICE.2016.42025

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