Monitoring urban biological invasions using citizen science: the polyphagous shot hole borer (Euwallacea fornicatus)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10340-024-01744-7
Abstract: Benefits provided by urban trees are increasingly threatened by non-native pests and pathogens. Monitoring of these invasions is critical for the effective management and conservation of urban tree populations. However, a shortage of professionally collected… read more here.
Keywords: polyphagous shot; science; monitoring urban; urban biological ... See more keywords
Fusarium euwallaceae, symbiont of the paninvasive polyphagous shot hole borer, is pathogenic to cultivated but not wild olive trees in South Africa
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DOI: 10.1007/s42161-024-01675-3
Abstract: Fusarium euwallaceae, vectored by the paninvasive polyphagous shot hole borer beetle (Euwallacea fornicatus), is an emerging threat to trees globally. Proven pathogenic to cultivated deciduous fruits in South Africa, it recently has been isolated from… read more here.
Keywords: polyphagous shot; paninvasive polyphagous; south africa; euwallaceae ... See more keywords
An Assessment of the Potential Economic Impacts of the Invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South Africa
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toac061
Abstract: Abstract Studies addressing the economic impacts of invasive alien species are biased towards ex-post assessments of the costs and benefits of control options, but ex-ante assessments are also required to deal with potentially damaging invaders.… read more here.
Keywords: impacts invasive; shot hole; polyphagous shot; economic impacts ... See more keywords