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The MSU HISL database contains a worldwide species list of Xyleborini, a major group of ambrosia beetles, from the Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae of S.L. Wood and D.E. Bright (1992) A USDA-sponsored information resource and key Archived 2018-12-08 at the Wayback Machine to the world genera of Xyleborini; American Bark and Ambrosia Beetles
Among bark and ambrosia beetle pests that disperse various fungi, the degree to which the beetle and its symbiont are each responsible for causing host damage varies from system to system – for example, Harringtonia lauricola represents a true pathogen of Lauraceae vectored by Xyleborus glabratus, but others merely facilitate the mass ...
The ambrosia beetles (such as Xyleborus) feed on fungal "gardens" cultivated on woody tissue within the tree. Ambrosia beetles carry the fungal spores in either their gut or special structures, called mycangia, and infect the trees as they attack them. Once a beetle chooses a tree, they release spores of this fungus along tunnels within the tree.
Euwallacea is a genus of typical bark beetles in the family Curculionidae. [2] [3] [4] They are commonly known as Ambrosia beetles, as all species are symbiotic with Ambrosia fungi. Originally from Asia or Wallacea, they are now found worldwide. Many species are pests, causing damage to, or the death of, tree species valued for their fruit or ...
Trypodendron betulae, the birch ambrosia beetle, is a species of typical bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] It has a symbiotic relationship with Ambrosiella fungi. [4]
Platypus cylindrus, commonly known as the oak pinhole borer, is a species of ambrosia beetle in the weevil family Scolytinae. The adults and larvae burrow under the bark of mature oak trees. The adults and larvae burrow under the bark of mature oak trees.
Corneyanus bark beetles have a “stout” and “remarkably big body,” reaching about 0.2 inches in length, researchers said. They have “relatively large” eyes, antennae with “club ...
It has been shown that the beetle is attracted to the smell of this fungus, which may concentrate attacks on specific trees. The beetle can infest branches as small as 1.5 cm (0.6 in) across and trunks 2.5 to 6 cm (1.0 to 2.4 in) in diameter. [5] This beetle is polyphagous, infesting many species of host trees. [7]