Infestation of Xyleborus volvulus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Mangifera indica L. (Mangifera: Anacardiaceae) in Manzanillo, Colima

Xyleborus volvulus is a polyphagous beetle that can carry Raffaelea lauricola, a phytopathogenic fungus that causes laurel wilt disease. In Mexico, the insect has been associated with damage to cedar, cacao, and avocado plantations. Here, we report mango trees infested by X. volvulus in a mango orch...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Florida entomologist 2018-12, Vol.101 (4), p.676-679
Hauptverfasser: Castrejón-Antonio, Jesús E, Montesinos-Matías, Roberto, Tamez-Guerra, Patricia, Guardiola, Lucía T. Fuentes, Laureano-Ahuelican, Bruno, Bernal, Hugo C. Arredondo
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Zusammenfassung:Xyleborus volvulus is a polyphagous beetle that can carry Raffaelea lauricola, a phytopathogenic fungus that causes laurel wilt disease. In Mexico, the insect has been associated with damage to cedar, cacao, and avocado plantations. Here, we report mango trees infested by X. volvulus in a mango orchard with a history of having avocado trees were removed due to infestation by X. volvulus.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/024.101.0405