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 …

Destructive tree diseases associated with ambrosia and bark beetles: black swan events in tree pathology?

RC Ploetz, J Hulcr, MJ Wingfield, ZW De Beer - Plant disease, 2013‏ - Am Phytopath Society
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 …

Lateral transfer of a phytopathogenic symbiont among native and exotic ambrosia beetles

D Carrillo, RE Duncan, JN Ploetz, AF Campbell… - Plant …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Different ambrosia beetle species can coexist in tree trunks, where their immature stages
feed upon symbiotic fungi. Although most ambrosia beetles are not primary pests and their …

The ambrosia symbiosis is specific in some species and promiscuous in others: evidence from community pyrosequencing

M Kostovcik, CC Bateman, M Kolarik… - The ISME …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Symbioses are increasingly seen as dynamic ecosystems with multiple associates and
varying fidelity. Symbiont specificity remains elusive in one of the most ecologically …

Optimum spectral and geometric parameters for early detection of laurel wilt disease in avocado

AI De Castro, R Ehsani, R Ploetz, JH Crane… - Remote Sensing of …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Avocado (Persea americana) is a crop that is second in importance in Florida behind citrus
with a wholesale value of $35 million and represents approximately 60% of the tropical fruit …

α-Copaene is an attractant, synergistic with quercivorol, for improved detection of Euwallacea nr. fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

PE Kendra, D Owens, WS Montgomery, TI Narvaez… - PLoS one, 2017‏ - journals.plos.org
The tea shot-hole borer, Euwallacea fornicatus Eichhoff, is an ambrosia beetle endemic to
Asia and a pest of commercial tea, Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze. Recently, a complex of …

Presence and Prevalence of Raffaelea lauricola, Cause of Laurel Wilt, in Different Species of Ambrosia Beetle in Florida, USA

RC Ploetz, JL Konkol, T Narvaez… - Journal of Economic …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
We summarize the information available on ambrosia beetle species that have been
associated in Florida with Raffaelea lauricola TC Harr., Fraedrich & Aghayeva, the primary …

An AI-based spectral data analysis process for recognizing unique plant biomarkers and disease features

J Hariharan, Y Ampatzidis, J Abdulridha… - … and electronics in …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This study introduces a novel method using reduced datasets for extracting plant reflectance
signatures. Plant reflectance data from hyperspectral imaging sensors were used to develop …

Responses of avocado to laurel wilt, caused by Raffaelea lauricola

RC Ploetz, JM Pérez‐Martínez, JA Smith… - Plant …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Laurel wilt, caused by Raffaelea lauricola, threatens native and non‐native species in the
Lauraceae in the south‐eastern USA. Avocado, Persea americana, is the most important …