湖北林业科技

Abstract:Pine wilt disease was caused by Pine Wood Nematode Species Complex,which included Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and B.mucronatus.Little attention was paid to B.mucronatus in the past,and related research were limited.Due to enhanced pathogenicity of B.mucronatus,more and more research on B.mucronatus were carried out in recent years.The progress of B.mucronatus was reviewed in this paper.Research fields including taxonomic character,pathogenicity test and relationship between B.xylophilus and B.mucronatus were generalized.Research hotspot in the future was discussed in the end.