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A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles ... conspecific beetles, or physical damage. ... American and Mexican 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 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
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]
One of the most common causes of pine death in Florida are bark beetles. Like most other plants, pines come with specific insect and disease problems. One of the most common causes of pine death ...
Some ambrosia beetle species cause economic damage as a result of tree damage. [4] These beetles are generally difficult to control with pesticides. In a Tennessee based study investigating ambrosia beetle control methods, X. saxesenii were found to attack live chestnut trees. [4]
Xylosandrus germanus, known generally as the alnus ambrosia beetle or black stem borer, is a species of ambrosia beetle in the family Curculionidae. [1] X. germanus poses challenges in woody ornamental species and orchard crops such as apples and pecan.
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 ...