Outgrowth of the International Sirex Symposium and Workshop held in Pretoria and Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, in 2007. Cf. pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sirex systematics; problems and solutions / Henri Goulet -- Life history and biology of Sirex noctilio / Kathleen Ryan and Brett P. Hurley -- Susceptibility and response of pines to Sirex noctilio / John M. Bordeaux and Jeffrey F.D. Dean -- Population dynamics of Sirex noctilio : influence of diapause, spatial aggregation and flight potential on outbreaks and spread / Juan C. Corley and José M. Villacide -- The woodwasp Sirex noctilio and its associated fungus Amylostereum areolatum in Europe / Beat Wermelinger and Iben M. Thomsen -- Genetics of Amylostereum species associated with Siricidae woodwasps / Magriet A. van der Nest ... [et al.] -- Siricid woodwasps and their fungal symbionts in Asia, specifically those occurring in Japan / Masanobu Tabata, Hiroaki Miyata, and Kaoru Maeto -- Parasitoids in the management of Sirex noctilio : looking back and looking ahead / E. Alan Cameron -- Factors affecting the efficacy of Deladenus siricidicola in biological control systems / Bernard Slippers ... [et al.] -- Ecological considerations in using Deladenus (=Beddingia) siricidicola for the biological control of Sirex noctilio in North America / David W. Williams, Kelley E. Zylstra, and Victor C. Mastro -- The chemical ecology of Sirex noctilio / Damon J. Crook ... [et al.] -- The use of kairomone lures for the detection of Sirex noctilio in susceptible Pinus radiata plantations in Australia / Richard Bashford and John L. Madden -- The Sirex woodwasp in New Zealand : history and current status / John Bain, Stephanie L. Sopow, and Lindsay S. Bulman -- Sirex woodwasp in Australia : current management strategies, research and emerging issues / Angus J. Carnegie and Richard Bashford -- The ecology and biological control of the woodwasp Sirex noctilio in Patagonia, Argentina / Paula Klasmer and Eduardo Botto -- The woodwasp Sirex noctilio in Brazil : monitoring and control / Edson T. Iede, Susete R.C. Penteado, and Wilson R. Filho -- Surveillance and control of the Sirex woodwasp : the Chilean experience / Marcos Beèche ... [et al.] -- The control of the Sirex woodwasp in diverse environments : the South African experience / Brett P. Hurley ... [et al.] -- Sirex, surveys and management : challenges of having Sirex noctilio in North America / Kevin J. Dodds and Peter de Groot -- Sirex research and management : future prospects / Bernard Slippers and Michael J. Wingfield.