Granulate Ambrosia Beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

The granulate ambrosia beetle is a minute ambrosia beetle of Asian origin that was first detected near Charleston, South Carolina. It can become abundant in urban, agricultural, and forested areas and has been reported as a pest of nursery stock and young trees in the Old World tropics and of peach...

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Main Authors: Thomas H. Atkinson, John L. Foltz, Robert C. Wilkinson, Russell F. Mizell
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Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2011-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119233
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description The granulate ambrosia beetle is a minute ambrosia beetle of Asian origin that was first detected near Charleston, South Carolina. It can become abundant in urban, agricultural, and forested areas and has been reported as a pest of nursery stock and young trees in the Old World tropics and of peach trees in South Carolina. It is a potentially serious pest of ornamentals and fruit trees and is reported to be able to infest most trees and some shrubs (azalea), except for conifers. Learn more in this revised 4-page fact sheet was written by Thomas. H. Atkinson, John L. Foltz, Robert C. Wilkinson, and Russell F. Mizell and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, March 2011. EENY131/IN288: Granulate Ambrosia Beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) (ufl.edu)
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spelling doaj-art-0106b1a8f7164892b095f84421025db72025-02-08T06:09:26ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092011-06-0120115/6Granulate Ambrosia Beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)Thomas H. Atkinson0John L. Foltz1Robert C. Wilkinson2Russell F. Mizell3University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe granulate ambrosia beetle is a minute ambrosia beetle of Asian origin that was first detected near Charleston, South Carolina. It can become abundant in urban, agricultural, and forested areas and has been reported as a pest of nursery stock and young trees in the Old World tropics and of peach trees in South Carolina. It is a potentially serious pest of ornamentals and fruit trees and is reported to be able to infest most trees and some shrubs (azalea), except for conifers. Learn more in this revised 4-page fact sheet was written by Thomas. H. Atkinson, John L. Foltz, Robert C. Wilkinson, and Russell F. Mizell and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, March 2011. EENY131/IN288: Granulate Ambrosia Beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119233IN288
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IN288
title Granulate Ambrosia Beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
title_full Granulate Ambrosia Beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
title_fullStr Granulate Ambrosia Beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
title_full_unstemmed Granulate Ambrosia Beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
title_short Granulate Ambrosia Beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
title_sort granulate ambrosia beetle xylosandrus crassiusculus motschulsky insecta coleoptera curculionidae scolytinae
topic IN288
url https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119233
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