| geographic variation in mycangial communities of xyleborus glabratus. | factors that influence fungal communities in ambrosia beetle mycangia are poorly understood. the beetle that is responsible for spreading laurel wilt in se usa, xyleborus glabratrus, was examined at three sites along a 500 km n-s transect in florida, each populated by host trees in the lauraceae. fungal phenotypes were quantified in mycangia of individual females that were collected from a site in miami-dade county (mdc), 25.8n, with swamp bay (persea palustris), one in highlands county (hc), 27 ... | 2016 | 27055571 |
| north american lauraceae: terpenoid emissions, relative attraction and boring preferences of redbay ambrosia beetle, xyleborus glabratus (coleoptera: curculionidae: scolytinae). | the invasive redbay ambrosia beetle, xyleborus glabratus, is the primary vector of raffaelea lauricola, a symbiotic fungus and the etiologic agent of laurel wilt. this lethal disease has caused severe mortality of redbay (persea borbonia) and swampbay (p. palustris) trees in the southeastern usa, threatens avocado (p. americana) production in florida, and has potential to impact additional new world species. to date, all north american hosts of x. glabratus and suscepts of laurel wilt are member ... | 2014 | 25007073 |
| temporal analysis of sesquiterpene emissions from manuka and phoebe oil lures and efficacy for attraction of xyleborus glabratus (coleoptera: curculionidae: scolytinae). | redbay ambrosia beetle, xyleborus glabratus eichhoff, is an exotic wood-borer that vectors the fungal agent (raffaelea lauricola) responsible for laurel wilt. laurel wilt has had severe impact on forest ecosystems in the southeastern united states, killing a large proportion of native persea trees, particularly redbay (p. borbonia) and swampbay (p. palustris), and currently poses an economic threat to avocado (p. americana) in florida. to control the spread of this lethal disease, effective attr ... | 2012 | 22606839 |