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Toward Fungicidal Management of Laurel Wilt of Avocado [PDF]
Plant Disease, 2011 Laurel wilt threatens commercial and residential production of avocado (Persea americana) in Florida. Laurel wilt on redbay (P. borbonia) was controlled previously with macroinfusions (injections) of Alamo, an injectable formulation of propiconazole.
Randy C, Ploetz +3 more
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Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
EDIS, 2011 Ambrosia beetles are wood-degrading insects that live in nutritional symbiosis with ambrosia fungi. Usually we consider ambrosia beetles beneficial because they accelerate the decay of dead trees, which is important for nutrient cycling in healthy ...
Rajinder Mann +3 more
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Molecular Detection of the Laurel Wilt Fungus, Raffaelea lauricola [PDF]
Plant Disease, 2014 The laurel wilt disease fungus, Raffaelea lauricola, is killing redbay trees, spreading rapidly in the U.S. southeastern coastal plain forest, and posing a serious threat to the avocado industry in Florida. A molecular tool is urgently required to facilitate detection of this pathogen.
A, Jeyaprakash +2 more
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EDIS, 2010 HS1179, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Jonathan H. Crane and Jason A. Smith, provides homeowners with an update on redbay ambrosia beetle-laurel wilt disease in Florida, how the beetle and pathogen are spread, symptoms of infestations, and ...
Jonathan H. Crane, Jason A. Smith
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North American Lauraceae: terpenoid emissions, relative attraction and boring preferences of redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus (coleoptera: curculionidae: scolytinae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 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 caused severe mortality of redbay (Persea borbonia) and swampbay (P.
Paul E Kendra +9 more
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Beech Leaf Disease Associated With Changes in Litter Decomposition and Fungal Communities. [PDF]
Ecol EvolLess than 15 years ago beech leaf disease was identified as a newly emerging forest pest. There is still little known about the larger ecosystem impact. Our study is at the forefront of understanding how this newly emerging disease is impacting leaf litter decomposition and fungal communities in highly infested areas. ABSTRACT Forest pests and diseases
Shepherd BL +4 more
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EDIS, 2020 Laurel wilt (LW) is a vascular disease caused by a fungal pathogen transmitted to avocado trees by several ambrosia beetle species and through root grafts among adjacent avocado trees.
Jonathan Henry Crane +6 more
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Open Chemistry, 2018 Redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus, is native to Southeast Asia, but subsequent to introduction in Georgia in 2002, it has become a serious invasive pest in the USA, now established in nine southeastern states. Females vector Raffaelea lauricola,
Kendra Paul E. +5 more
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Expansion and Impact of Laurel Wilt in the Florida Everglades
Florida Entomologist, 2014 Summary Laurel wilt, a vascular wilt disease caused by the vascular mycopathogen Raffaelea lauricola T.C. Harr. (Ophiostomatales: Ophiostomataceae), was first confirmed on Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg. (Laurales: Lauraceae) in the Florida Everglades in Feb 2011. The abundance and range of occupancy of P. palustris symptomatic of laurel wilt were mapped
Leroy Rodgers +2 more
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Estimates of the Replacement Costs of Commercial and Backyard Avocado Trees in South Florida
EDIS, 2009 FE825, a 4-page article by Edward A. Evans and Jonathan H. Crane, estimates how much it would cost to replace all commercial and residential backyard avocado trees in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Lee Counties, in light of the recent discovery of ...
Edward A. Evans, Jonathan H. Crane
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