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Root-Inhabiting Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and their Fungal Associates Breeding in Dying Loblolly Pine in Alabama


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dc.contributorLori Eckhardt, eckhalg@auburn.eduen_US
dc.creatorMatusick, George
dc.creatorMenard, Roger D.
dc.creatorZeng, Yuan
dc.creatorEckhardt, Lori G.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-02T16:23:11Z
dc.date.available2019-08-02T16:23:11Z
dc.date.created2013
dc.identifier10.1653/024.096.0134en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.flvc.org/flaent/article/view/82183en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11200/49439
dc.description.abstractRoot feeding bark beetles in the family Curculionidae and the ophiostomatoid fungi they vector contribute to root disorders of Pinus species around the world. In the southeastern United States root feeding beetles in the genus Hylastes (Coleóptera: Curculionidae), including Hylastes salebrosus and Hylastes tenuis, are associated with stands of Pinus taeda experiencing premature mortality. Despite this, direct evidence of Hylastes species breeding, with their associated ophiostomatoid fungi, in Pinus taeda has not been observed until this point. In one P. taeda stand experiencing increased mortality in Alabama, roots were excavated and dissected from pines exhibiting a range of crown conditions in order to determine if Hylastes breeding and feeding damage could be detected and to investigate the relationship between beetles, ophiostomatoid fungi, and tree crown condition. Hylastes salebrosus and H. tenuis represented the majority of beetles collected (94%) and were found nearly exclusively in root of trees with dying crowns. Adult beetles and beetle galleries were associated with a host of ophiostomatoid fungi, including Leptographium terebranis, Grosmannia huntii, L. procerum, and L. serpens. These observations suggest roots of dying trees represent a valuable host substrate for expanding H. salebrosus and H. tenuis populations. A more comprehensive study is required to confirm these findings.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.relation.ispartofFlorida Entomologisten_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries0015-4040en_US
dc.rights© 2013. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectgalleriesen_US
dc.subjectHylastesen_US
dc.subjectloblolly pine declineen_US
dc.subjectophiostomatoid fungien_US
dc.subjectroot disorden_US
dc.titleRoot-Inhabiting Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and their Fungal Associates Breeding in Dying Loblolly Pine in Alabamaen_US
dc.typeCollectionen_US
dc.type.genreJournal Article, Academic Journalen_US
dc.citation.volume96en_US
dc.citation.issue1en_US
dc.citation.spage238en_US
dc.citation.epage241en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.creator.alternateZeng, Yuan

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