Cold tolerance and invasive potential of the redbay ambrosia beetle (Xyleborus glabratus) in the eastern United States
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DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1606-y
Abstract: Native Lauraceae (e.g. sassafras, redbay) in the southeastern USA are being severely impacted by laurel wilt disease, which is caused by the pathogen Raffaelea lauricola T. C. Harr., Fraedrich and Aghayeva, and its symbiotic vector,… read more here.
Keywords: glabratus; beetle xyleborus; ambrosia beetle; redbay ambrosia ... See more keywords
Phototactic behavior of the ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus (Murayama) (Coleoptera: Platypodidae) before and after flight
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DOI: 10.1007/s10905-017-9615-3
Abstract: The ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus (Coleoptera: Platypodidae) is a vector of the pathogenic fungi, Raffaelea quercivora (Ophiostomatales: Ophiostomataceae), which causes Japanese oak wilt disease. Previous studies have shown that the beetle displays positive phototactic behavior;… read more here.
Keywords: ambrosia beetle; flight; quercivorus; phototactic behavior ... See more keywords
Semiochemicals Affecting Attraction of Ambrosia Beetle Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) to Quercivorol: Developing Push-Pull Control
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toaa127
Abstract: Abstract Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff), the polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB), is an ambrosia beetle infesting avocado Persea americana Mill. limbs in North America and Israel. We conducted field experiments with sticky traps in avocado orchards… read more here.
Keywords: pshb; quercivorol; euwallacea fornicatus; ambrosia beetle ... See more keywords
Effects of Trap, and Ethanol Lure Type and Age on Attraction of Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toab089
Abstract: Abstract Ambrosia beetles (Xylosandrus spp.) are pests of woody ornamental nurseries and tree nut orchards. Growers use ethanol-infused bolts and ethanol-mediated bottle traps for monitoring ambrosia beetles in the spring.To refine these monitoring tools, we… read more here.
Keywords: ethanol pouches; ambrosia beetle; bolt; ambrosia ... See more keywords
Host switching by an ambrosia beetle fungal mutualist: Mycangial colonization of indigenous beetles by the invasive laurel wilt fungal pathogen.
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DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16401
Abstract: Ambrosia beetles require their fungal symbiotic partner as their cultivated (farmed) food source in tree galleries. While most fungal-beetle partners do not kill the host trees they inhabit, since their introduction (invasion) into the United… read more here.
Keywords: colonization; ambrosia beetle; indigenous beetles; host switching ... See more keywords
Effect of temperature on fecundity, development, and emergence of the invasive ambrosia beetle Euwallacea kuroshio (Coleoptera: Scolytinae)
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DOI: 10.1111/afe.12407
Abstract: The Kuroshio shot hole borer (KSHB) Euwallacea kuroshio is an invasive ambrosia beetle pest in Southern California, where it causes Fusarium dieback in a number of different host tree species. Since its discovery in California… read more here.
Keywords: euwallacea kuroshio; temperature; california; ambrosia beetle ... See more keywords
A new genus of ambrosia beetle from Melanesia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.1.9
Abstract: A new genus of xyleborine ambrosia beetle, Melanesicus Beaver Petrov gen. n., with type species Xyleborus partitus Browne (1974) is described from the Melanesian region. The following new combinations are proposed: M. caledoniae (Beaver Liu,… read more here.
Keywords: ambrosia beetle; new genus; beetle melanesia; genus ambrosia ... See more keywords
Ethanol-Enriched Substrate Facilitates Ambrosia Beetle Fungi, but Inhibits Their Pathogens and Fungal Symbionts of Bark Beetles
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.590111
Abstract: Bark beetles (sensu lato) colonize woody tissues like phloem or xylem and are associated with a broad range of micro-organisms. Specific fungi in the ascomycete orders Hypocreales, Microascales and Ophistomatales as well as the basidiomycete… read more here.
Keywords: bark; fungal symbionts; ambrosia beetle; beetle fungi ... See more keywords
Characterization of olfactory sensory neurons in the striped ambrosia beetle Trypodendron lineatum
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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1155129
Abstract: Introduction: The striped ambrosia beetle Trypodendron lineatum (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) is a major forest pest in the Holarctic region. It uses an aggregation pheromone and host and non-host volatiles to locate suitable host trees, primarily… read more here.
Keywords: lineatum; striped ambrosia; ambrosia beetle; beetle trypodendron ... See more keywords
Community of Bark and Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) in Agricultural and Forest Ecosystems with Laurel Wilt
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DOI: 10.3390/insects13110971
Abstract: Simple Summary Redbay ambrosia beetle (RAB), a wood-borer native to Southeast Asia, was first detected in North America in 2002 in Georgia, USA. The beetle carries a fungal symbiont that causes laurel wilt, a lethal… read more here.
Keywords: ambrosia; ambrosia beetle; laurel wilt; ambrosia beetles ... See more keywords
Tricosauniseriata, a new species of xyleborine ambrosia beetle from Thailand (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Xyleborini)
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1153.101985
Abstract: Abstract A new species, Tricosauniseriatasp. nov., is described here. A list of Tricosa species found in Thailand with distributions and an updated key to Tricosa are also provided. read more here.
Keywords: xyleborine ambrosia; ambrosia beetle; thailand; new species ... See more keywords