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Niche of insect borers within Pinus massoniana infected by pine wood nematode |
| SONG Jiying1, LUO Youqing1, SHI Juan1, YAN Xiaosu2, CHEN Weiping2, JIANG Ping2 |
| 1.College of Resources and Environment, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; 2.Forest Pest Control and Quarantine Station of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310020, China; |
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Abstract In November 2003 and June 2004, the insect borers and their spatial distribution within Pinus massoniana were investigated in Zhoushan City, in East China s Zhejiang Province, where pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) are typically found. The niche width, proportional similarity of niche and the niche overlap of dominant species of dying trees were computed. Results show that five insect species infect and damage Pinus massoniana, which had been infected by pine wood nematodes, among which four are wood boring beetles and one termite. Species within host trees vary from winter to summer and all the species have their own niche width, proportional similarity of niche and the niche overlap. They can achieve competitive equilibrium and coexistence according to their biological characteristics and life habits.
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Issue Date: 05 December 2006
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