Geosmithia associated with hardwood-infesting bark and ambrosia beetles, with the description of three new species from Poland.
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DOI: 10.1007/s10482-020-01510-6
Abstract: Geosmithia species (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) are associates of bark beetles and other arthropods. One species, Geosmithia morbida, is a virulent tree pathogen of Juglans nigra. To date, 10 Geosmithia spp. from conifer-infesting, and at least 23… read more here.
Keywords: bark; new species; bark ambrosia; ambrosia beetles ... See more keywords
Mycobiota associated with insect galleries in walnut with thousand cankers disease reveals a potential natural enemy against Geosmithia morbida.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2018.01.005
Abstract: Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) affects Juglans and Pterocarya species. This disease poses not only a major threat to the nut and timber industries but also to native stands of walnut trees. Galleries created by Pityophthorus… read more here.
Keywords: thousand cankers; geosmithia; mycobiota associated; cankers disease ... See more keywords
Geosmithia associated with bark beetles and woodborers in the western USA: taxonomic diversity and vector specificity
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DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2017.1303861
Abstract: ABSTRACT Fungi in the genus Geosmithia (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) are frequent associates of bark beetles and woodborers that colonize hardwood and coniferous trees. One species, Geosmithia morbida, is an economically damaging invasive species. The authors surveyed… read more here.
Keywords: vector; western usa; vector specificity; beetle ... See more keywords
Symbiosis and pathogenicity of Geosmithia and Talaromyces spp. associated with the cypress bark beetles Phloeosinus spp. and their parasitoids
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DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16016
Abstract: Summary Fungi associated with cypress bark beetles are practically unknown in the Eastern Mediterranean. Our study focused on the fungi associated with the body parts and galleries of two indigenous cypress bark beetles, Phloeosinus armatus… read more here.
Keywords: bark beetles; beetles phloeosinus; associated cypress; geosmithia ... See more keywords