Rearing Xyleborus volvulus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Media Containing Sawdust from Avocado or Silkbay, With or Without Raffaelea lauricola (Ophiostomatales: Ophiostomataceae)

Like other ambrosia beetles, Xyleborus volvulus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) lives in a mutualistic symbiotic relationship with fungi that serve as food source. Until recently, X. volvulus was not considered a pest, and none of its symbionts were considered plant pathogens. However, recent...

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Published inEnvironmental entomology Vol. 46; no. 6; p. 1275
Main Authors Menocal, Octavio, Cruz, Luisa F, Kendra, Paul E, Crane, Jonathan H, Ploetz, Randy C, Carrillo, Daniel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 08.12.2017
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