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  2. Hylurgopinus rufipes - Wikipedia

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    Elm bark beetle trap on an elm tree. Hylurgopinus rufipes, known as the native elm bark beetle, is a species of elm bark beetles in the tribe Hylesinini (crenulate bark beetles). It is found in Canada and the United States. It is of particular importance as a vector of Dutch elm disease.

  3. Ophiostoma ulmi - Wikipedia

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    In Dutch elm disease, the vectors that transmit Ophiostoma ulmi are Scolytid beetles. The conidia stick to the bodies of adult beetles and are spread throughout the tunnels (galleries) the beetle makes as it eats. Once in a tunnel, the spores will germinate to produce mycelium. [7] During the late winter months and early spring, mycelia spread ...

  4. Elm leaf beetle - Wikipedia

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    Both the adults and larvae feed on the emergent leaves of the elm. Repeated heavy infestation rarely kills the tree outright, but weakens it, rendering it vulnerable to disease. Falling branches encourage elm bark beetles (Scolytus multistriatus and S. schevyrewi) to proliferate; the beetles are vectors of Dutch elm disease. [4]

  5. Heterorhabditis bacteriophora - Wikipedia

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    They are used to control ants, fleas, moths, beetles, flies, weevils, and other pests. These beneficial nematodes enter target insect larva via mouth, anus or respiratory openings and starts to feed. To reproduce the nematodes release Photorhabdus bacteria from their digestive tract. The bacteria rapidly multiply in the target insect larva and ...

  6. Let's Grow: Beating the invasion of Japanese beetles - AOL

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    One of the easiest ways to remove beetles from small plants is to inspect the plants early in the morning (about 7 a.m.) when temperatures are lower and the beetles are sluggish. Timing is ...

  7. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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    repel aphids, tomato hornworm, asparagus beetles, leafhoppers, [2] and squash bugs [3] Pitcher plants: traps and ingests insects Radish: repels cabbage maggot and cucumber beetles [3] Rosemary: repels cabbage looper, carrot fly, cockroaches and mosquitoes, [11] slugs, snails, as well as the Mexican bean beetle [3] Russian sage: repels wasps Rue

  8. Dutch elm disease - Wikipedia

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    Dutch elm disease (DED) is caused by a member of the sac fungi (Ascomycota) affecting elm trees, and is spread by elm bark beetles. Believed to be originally native to Asia, the disease was accidentally introduced into America, Europe, and New Zealand. In these regions it has devastated native populations of elms that did not have resistance to ...

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