Laurel wilt is a destructive vascular disease responsible for high mortality of American tree
species in the family Lauraceae, particularly redbay (Persea borbonia) and swampbay (P …

Simple Summary Xyleborus beetles are tiny insects that impact forests and agriculture.
These beetles burrow into trees and crops, causing damage that affects both the …

Diseases associated with ambrosia and bark beetles comprise some of the most significant
problems that have emerged on trees in the last century. They are caused by fungi in the …

Laurel wilt is an extraordinarily destructive exotic tree disease in the southeastern United
States that involves new-encounter hosts in the Lauraceae, an introduced vector (Xyleborus …

This recovery plan is one of several disease-specific documents produced as part of the
National Plant Disease Recovery System (NPDRS) called for in Homeland Security …

Laurel wilt kills members of the Lauraceae plant family in the southeastern United States. It
is caused by Raffaelea lauricola TC Harr., Fraedrich and Aghayeva, a nutritional fungal …

Isolations from the granulate ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Coleoptera:
Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini), collected in Georgia, South Carolina, Missouri and …

Laurel wilt kills American members of the Lauraceae plant family, including avocado
(Persea americana). The disease threatens commercial production in the United States and …

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 …

The exotic redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff, has become a serious
invasive pest in the USA, now established in eight southeastern states. Females are the …