Utility of essential oils for development of host-based lures for Xyleborus glabratus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), vector of laurel wilt

Redbay ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus, is native to Southeast Asia, but subsequent to introduction in Georgia in 2002, it has become a serious invasive pest in the USA, now established in nine southeastern states. Females vector Raffaelea lauricola, the fungus that causes laurel wilt, a lethal...

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Main Authors: Kendra Paul E., Montgomery Wayne S., Niogret Jerome, Tabanca Nurhayat, Owens David, Epsky Nancy D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2018-05-01
Series:Open Chemistry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2018-0045