Three Colopterus beetle species carry the oak wilt fungus to fresh wounds on red oak in Missouri

Plant Disease

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 270-275

  Hayslett, Maya ^a   Juzwik, Jennifer ^b   Moltzan, Bruce ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Insect vectors; Quercus spp.

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; PATHOGENS;

DISEASE DEVELOPMENT; INSECT VECTORS;

FUNGUS ATTACK;

FUNGI; INSECTS; PATHOGENS; QUERCUS;

CERATOCYSTIS FAGACEARUM; COLEOPTERA; COLOPTERUS; COLOPTERUS TRUNCATUS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; NITIDULIDAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 38349161664     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-92-2-0270     Document Type: Article

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