A Fungal Symbiont of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Causes a Lethal Wilt in Redbay and Other Lauraceae in the Southeastern United States.
- S. Fraedrich, T. Harrington, D. Miller
- BiologyPlant Disease
- 9 January 2008
The wilt currently affecting redbay and sassafras represents a major threat to other members of the Lauraceae indigenous to the Americas, including avocado in commercial production.
Biology and Host Associations of Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), Exotic Vector of Laurel Wilt Killing Redbay Trees in the Southeastern United States
- J. Hanula, A. Mayfield, S. Fraedrich, R. Rabaglia
- BiologyJournal of Economic Entomology
- 1 August 2008
Redbay ambrosia beetle populations drop dramatically after suitable host material is gone and provide hope that management strategies can be developed to restore redbay trees.
Hemlock woolly adelgid in the southern Appalachians: Control strategies, ecological impacts, and potential management responses
- J. Vose, D. Wear, A. Mayfield, C. Nelson
- Environmental Science
- 1 March 2013
First Report of Laurel Wilt Disease Caused by a Raffaelea sp. on Avocado in Florida.
- A. Mayfield, J. Smith, M. Hughes, T. Dreaden
- Biology, MedicinePlant Disease
- 16 May 2008
An avocado tree planted approximately 10 years earlier in a residential neighborhood in Jacksonville, FL was discovered to be infected with laurel wilt, and the small-subunit rDNA sequence for this isolate has been deposited into GenBank and has been assigned accession No.
Yellow starthistle infestations are on the increase
- D. M. Maddox, A. Mayfield
- Economics
- 1 November 1985
This thorny pest has spread from an estimated 1.2 million acres in 1958 to 7.9 million in 1985, much of it in northern California.
Effect of Propiconazole on Laurel Wilt Disease Development in Redbay Trees and on the Pathogen In Vitro
- A. Mayfield, E. Barnard, J. Smith, S. Bernick, J. Eickwort, T. Dreaden
- BiologyArboriculture & urban forestry
- 1 September 2008
Results suggest that propiconazole may be useful in preventing laurel wilt in redbay, but limitations and questions regarding duration of efficacy, rate of uptake, and efficacy under different levels of disease pressure remain.
Ability of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) to Bore into Young Avocado (Lauraceae) Plants and Transmit the Laurel Wilt Pathogen (Raffaelea sp)
- A. Mayfield, J. Peña, M. Hughes
- Biology
- 1 September 2008
Concern exists that laurel wilt and X. glabratus could negatively impact the commercial avocado industry in south Florida and beyond.
Establishment, hybridization and impact of Laricobius predators on insecticide-treated hemlocks: Exploring integrated management of the hemlock woolly adelgid
- A. Mayfield, Barbara C. Reynolds, A. B. Galloway
- Environmental Science
- 2015
Pollination biology of yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) in California
- D. M. Maddox, D. B. Joley, D. Supkoff, A. Mayfield
- Biology
- 1 February 1996
Persistent low levels of self-fertilization in most plants indicated that there was selection against inbreeding, and achene production in plants allowed to cross was high and significantly greater than in plants prevented from crossing.
First Report of Laurel Wilt Disease Caused by Raffaelea lauricola on Sassafras in Florida and South Carolina.
- J. Smith, T. Dreaden, A. Mayfield, A. Boone, S. Fraedrich, C. Bates
- Biology, MedicinePlant Disease
- 9 September 2009
Laurel wilt disease, caused by Raffaelea lauricola, has caused widespread mortality of native redbay in Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida since 2002 and appears to have the potential to move through roots of trees once established in a stand.
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