The ambrosia beetle–fungus farming symbiosis is more heterogeneous than previously
thought. There is not one but many ambrosia symbioses. Beetle-fungus specificity is clade …

In the present study, we identified the fungal community, including yeasts, in the mycangium
of the ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and …

The Ophiostomatales was erected in 1980. Since that time, several of the genera have been
redefined and others have been described. There are currently 14 accepted genera in the …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

One of the main threats to forests in the Anthropocene are novel or altered interactions
among trees, insects and fungi. To critically assess the contemporary research on bark …

30 American Entomologist• Spring 2019 forest insects (Roques 2010, Meurisse et al. 2018).
Exclusion, or preventing the introduction of non-native species, is the most effective first line …

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Bark and ambrosia beetles are highly specialized weevils (Curculionidae) that have
established diverse symbioses with fungi, most often from the order Ophiostomatales …

Ambrosia beetles require their fungal symbiotic partner as their cultivated (farmed) food
source in tree galleries. While most fungal‐beetle partners do not kill the host trees they …

Ambrosia beetles farm specialised fungi in sapwood tunnels and use pocket-like organs
called mycangia to carry propagules of the fungal cultivars. Ambrosia fungi selectively grow …