Pine wilt disease (PWD), often referred to as "pine cancer," is the most hazardous forest disease in China. Transmitted by the pine sawyer beetle (Monochamus alternatus), it is characterized by high virulence, rapid onset, and a covert transmission mode, meaning that "even a single infected tree can trigger a disaster." Annual direct economic losses caused by PWD exceed 100 billion RMB, and the resulting ecological destruction is immeasurable.
The prevention and control of PWD adhere to the philosophy of "Prevention First, Governance as Key, and Supervision as Priority." In accordance with the requirements for sub-regional, graded management and scientifically precise policy implementation, efforts are focused on strengthening systematic governance and innovative integrity to protect forest resources and safeguard national ecological security.
Difficult Monitoring: Manual inspections are highly inefficient, making full coverage difficult to achieve.
Slow Diagnosis: Traditional detection methods have long turnaround times, causing missing the optimal window for prevention and control.
Incomplete Eradication: Inadequate control of vector insects leads to high recurrence rates the following year.
Traditional, single-method prevention and control strategies can no longer cope with the situation. There is an urgent need for more efficient, precise, and sustainable comprehensive solutions!
- UAV (Drone) Inspection
- Ground Patrol & On-Site Rapid Testing
- Laboratory Testing & Intelligent Identification
- Infested Wood Disposal
- Vector Control (Biological Control)
Epidemic detection is the primary stage and foundation of PWD prevention and control.
High-definition, multispectral UAVs regularly scan forest areas. Using AI to identify dead and suspected infected trees, they pinpoint abnormal zones, drastically improving inspection efficiency and coverage area. Combining UAV data with field surveys enables timely detection of infested trees, clarifying epidemic conditions to facilitate rapid decision-making and the formulation of rational control plans.
Patrol personnel locate diseased trees and collect samples. They can use our Portable Molecular POCT (Point-of-Care Testing) Device to process samples and perform tests directly on-site to determine whether a sample is positive.
mmPOCT Pinewood Nematode Detection System
Enables rapid detection of pine wood nematodes in wood chips within 30 minutes in non-laboratory environments, delivering immediate diagnostic results for forestry quarantine.
The entire system can be stored in a portable case, with a total instrument weight of less than 3 kg.
For positive samples, nematodes are isolated under laboratory conditions for molecular biology re-testing and morphological identification. We provides a qPCR detection system for pine wood nematodes along with matching reagent kits to conduct molecular biology identification on isolated nematodes. Positive results must be further verified using morphological methods.
QX Series Real-Time qPCR System
- Precise Temperature Control: Features a gold-plated semiconductor temperature control module paired with dual PID technology, offering 12 temperature gradients and a heating/cooling rate of ≥8.5℃/s.
- High-Performance Optics: Equipped with a high-intensity white solid-state LED light source + 96-fiber sCMOS detection system, ensuring no time lag between wells and supporting fluorescence channel expansion.
- Smart Operation: Supports touch screen/remote control, automatically emails data reports, and shuts down upon command, making operation intelligent and convenient.
Combined with the Pine Wilt Disease Fluorescence Quantitative PCR Detection Kit, it quickly completes high-throughput laboratory identification and verification of PWD.
Al Pinewood Nematode Identification System
- Higher identification accuracy.
- Faster identification process.
- Multiple result output formats.
- Broader species coverage.
- Rich and expandable reference database.
- Simple and user-friendly operation.
Based on the requirements for PWD prevention and control, and in accordance with relevant regulations, sanitation logging is conducted on pine trees within the infected sub-compartments and their surrounding pine forests.
Natural enemy insects are released, or pathogenic microorganisms such as Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium are sprayed based on local conditions to suppress the population density of vector insects.
Scope of Application: Used as a consolidated measure to sustain control achievements in epidemic areas where restrictions have been lifted or where zero-epidemic status has been achieved with hope of complete eradication; it can also be used in other regions deemed eligible for biological control measures after research and demonstration by provincial forestry and grassland competent authorities.
