The Asian ambrosia beetle was accidentally imported to the United States in some peach trees in North Carolina that arrived from China in 1974. Since then, this insect has spread all over the U.S ...
The nation's avocados are under attack from ambrosia beetles. This particular beetle species spreads a disease believed to have originated in Asia that can quickly kill trees and devastate an ...
The cause turned out to be a species of ambrosia beetle, new to California, the Mediterranean Oak Borer (MOB) and a fungus they introduce into the trees. The fungus, Raffaelea montetyi ...
The wilt condition is caused by a fungus transmitted by ambrosia beetles measuring 4 to 5 millimeters long. Broad-leaved trees bearing acorns are targeted. The disease spread rapidly likely ...