Recent advances toward the sustainable management of invasive Xylosandrus ambrosia beetles

A Gugliuzzo, PHW Biedermann, D Carrillo… - Journal of Pest …, 2021 - Springer
We provide an overview of both traditional and innovative control tools for management of
three Xylosandrus ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), invasive …

Fungal mutualisms and pathosystems: life and death in the ambrosia beetle mycangia

R Joseph, NO Keyhani - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021 - Springer
Ambrosia beetles and their microbial communities, housed in specialized structures termed
mycangia, represent one of the oldest and most diverse systems of mutualism and …

Ambrosia beetle response to ethanol concentration and host tree species

G Cavaletto, M Faccoli, CM Ranger… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ethanol emitted by stressed trees is an olfactory cue used by ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera;
Curculionidae; Scolytinae) to locate susceptible hosts to colonize. In addition, ethanol …

Host switching by an ambrosia beetle fungal mutualist: Mycangial colonization of indigenous beetles by the invasive laurel wilt fungal pathogen

R Joseph, K Bansal, NO Keyhani - Environmental Microbiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Evaluation of semiochemical based push-pull strategy for population suppression of ambrosia beetle vectors of laurel wilt disease in avocado

MJ Rivera, X Martini, D Conover, A Mafra-Neto… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) bore
into tree xylem to complete their life cycle, feeding on symbiotic fungi. Ambrosia beetles are …

Flexibility in the ambrosia symbiosis of Xyleborus bispinatus

O Menocal, LF Cruz, PE Kendra, M Berto… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Ambrosia beetles maintain strict associations with specific lineages of fungi.
However, anthropogenic introductions of ambrosia beetles into new ecosystems can result …

Vertical distribution and daily flight periodicity of ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Florida avocado orchards affected by laurel wilt

O Menocal, PE Kendra, WS Montgomery… - Journal of Economic …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Ambrosia beetles have emerged as significant pests of avocado ((Persea americana
Mill.[Laurales: Lauraceae])) due to their association with pathogenic fungal symbionts, most …

Volatile emissions and relative attraction of the fungal symbionts of tea shot hole borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

PE Kendra, N Tabanca, LF Cruz, O Menocal… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Euwallacea perbrevis is an ambrosia beetle that vectors fungal pathogens causing
Fusarium dieback in Florida avocado trees. Current monitoring lures contain quercivorol, a …

Phoretic and internal transport of Raffaelea lauricola by different species of ambrosia beetle associated with avocado trees

LF Cruz, O Menocal, PE Kendra, D Carrillo - Symbiosis, 2021 - Springer
Fungus farming ambrosia beetles carry their nutritional mutualistic fungi in specialized
structures called mycetangia. Fungal propagules are also dispersed phoretically on the …

Fungal pathogen and ethanol affect host selection and colonization success in ambrosia beetles

D Rassati, M Contarini, CM Ranger… - Agricultural and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ambrosia beetles exhibit broad host ranges but a narrow preference based on the condition
of the host. Tissues infected by pathogens or containing ethanol can facilitate attacks by …