What Determines Host Range and Reproductive Performance of an Invasive Ambrosia Beetle Euwallacea fornicatus; Lessons From Israel and California

What Determines Host Range and Reproductive Performance of an Invasive Ambrosia Beetle Euwallacea fornicatus; Lessons From Israel and California

This study examined the polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera; Scolytinae) native to Southeast Asia and concentrated on its wide host range in two of the invaded areas, California and Israel. Among the 583 examined tree species, 55.9% were characterized as “non-reprodu...

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Main Authors: Zvi Mendel, Shannon C. Lynch, Akif Eskalen, Alex Protasov, Marcel Maymon, Stanley Freeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Subjects:
Euwallacea fornicatus
host range
ambrosia beetle
symbiotic fungus
Fusarium
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2021.654702/full

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