Abstract

SANCHEZ MARTINEZ, Guillermo  and  RESENDIZ MARTINEZ, Francisco. INIFAP contributions on forest pests and diseases. Rev. mex. de cienc. forestales [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.spe1, pp.64-90.  Epub Feb 21, 2022. ISSN 2007-1132.  https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v12iespecial-1.1076.

This paper aims to give information on the main contributions that the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP) has made on forest pests and diseases during its first 35 years of existence. This study is based on a literature review that comprises a time since the foundation of the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, that precedes INIFAP, to present days. The contribution of both institutes, with knowledge on the taxonomic, biological, and control of conifer bark beetles (Dendroctonus spp. and Ips spp.), conifer sawflies (Zadiprion spp., Neodiprion spp. and Monoctenus spp.) as well as other tree defoliators of the Lepidoptera order and some exotic pests is outstanding. Regarding forest diseases, there are notable studies on the diagnosis of causal agents of rots and rusts, mainly fungi (e. g. Fusarium spp., Rhizoctonia spp., Cronartium, Colletotrichum spp.), and the diagnosis, impact, and control of parasitic plants in natural forests, urban trees and tree plantations. In the last years, the INIFAP contribution of knowledge that supports the NOM-019-SEMARNAT 2017 Official Mexican Norm, allusive to the prevention and control of bark beetles, and on the state-of-the-art on conifer sawflies stands out. This effort has been mainly oriented to the diagnosis and control of forest pests and diseases; however, INIFAP researchers face the challenge of generating information and technology that allows to prevent and mitigate the effects of climate change on forest health.

Keywords : Forest diseases; pathogenic fungi; foliar insect; bark beetles; forest pests; forest health.

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