Lessons from a major pest invasion: The polyphagous shot hole borer in South Africa

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  • Trudy Paap 1.Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; 2.Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1364-4350
  • Michael J. Wingfield 1.Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; 2.Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9346-2009
  • Z. Wilhelm de Beer 1.Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; 2.Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9758-8987
  • Francois Roets Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3849-9057

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8757

Keywords:

biosecurity, Euwallacea fornicatus, Fusarium die-back, invasive forest pest, urban forest

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Published

2020-11-26

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Vol. 116 No. 11/12 (2020)

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Commentary

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Paap, T., Wingfield, M. J., de Beer, Z. W., & Roets, F. (2020). Lessons from a major pest invasion: The polyphagous shot hole borer in South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 116(11/12). https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8757
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