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THE AMBROSIA FUNGUS OF XYLOSANDRUS GERMANUS (COLEOPTERA: SCOLYTIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

B. C. Weber  and
J. E. McPherson
B. C. Weber
Affiliation:
Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901
J. E. McPherson
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901
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Abstract

The ambrosia fungus of Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford) was identified as Ambrosiella hartigii Batra and was the only fungus carried in the beetle's mycangium. This fungus and up to three species of Fusarium were isolated from walls of the beetle's galleries.

Résumé

L'ambrosie de Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford) a été identifié comme étant l'Ambrosiella hartigi Batra, aucune autre espèce de cryptogame n'ayant été identifiée dans le mycangium du coléoptère. Ce champignon ainsi que trois espèces de Fusarium ont été identifiés à partir des parois des galleries du coléoptère.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 116 , Issue 2 , February 1984 , pp. 281 - 283
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1984

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