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

• Published in: Environmental 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
• Language: English
• Published: England 08.12.2017
• Subjects: Animals; Ophiostomatales - physiology; Persea - chemistry; Plant Diseases - microbiology; Symbiosis; Weevils - growth & development; Weevils - microbiology; Wood - chemistry; ambrosia fungi; ambrosia beetle; artificial rearing; beetle–fungus symbiosis; laurel wilt

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...