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  2. Dutch elm disease - Wikipedia

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    Spraying against elm bark beetles declined very rapidly after 1962, a trend aided by fungicides. [55] Lignasan BLP (carbendazim phosphate), introduced in the 1970s, was the first fungicide used to control Dutch elm disease. This had to be injected into the base of the tree using specialized equipment, and was never especially effective.

  3. Scolytus scolytus - Wikipedia

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    Scolytus scolytus, the larger European elm bark beetle or large elm bark beetle, is a 3.5–6 mm long bark beetle species. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is of significant importance in Eurasia as a vector of Dutch elm disease .

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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.

  6. Ophiostoma novo-ulmi - Wikipedia

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    O. novo-ulmi infestation can spread rapidly, causing severe damage and death to susceptible elm trees. Effective management strategies, such as tree removal, pruning, and applications, may be used to control the spread of the disease in affected areas. [4] Early detection and prevention are key in managing Dutch elm disease caused by O. novo-ulmi.

  7. Scolytus - Wikipedia

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    Scolytus is a genus of bark beetles (subfamily Scolytinae). It includes several species notorious for destroying trees in the forests. The Dutch elm disease is spread in North America by two species : the native elm bark beetle, Hylurgopinus rufipes, and the European elm bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus.

  8. Elm seed bugs latest invasive pest in New Mexico - AOL

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    May 17—New Mexico has had many invaders over the centuries, large, medium and small. The latest is in the latter group: It's a dark, half-inch-long insect with red markings on its belly, known ...

  9. Forest disturbance by invasive insects and diseases in the ...

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    Dutch elm disease was spread by elm bark beetles, yet the tree mortality was caused by a pathogen. [4] Chestnut blight is a fungus spread through wind dispersal and rain splatter; the blight traveled up to 50 miles in a year by natural means. [5] Insect pests, once they reach the adult phase, have the ability to disperse by flight.