Geosmithia Species in Florida: Common Fungal Symbionts of Wood-Boring Bark Beetles

Geosmithia are fungi associated with wood-boring bark beetles. Most Geosmithia species do no harm to host trees, but the canker-causing Geosmithia morbida and its beetle vector, the walnut twig beetle, cause the disease complex known as thousand cankers disease on walnut trees. Continuous surveys i...

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Main Authors: Yin-Tse Huang, Jiri Hulcr
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Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2019-02-01
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description Geosmithia are fungi associated with wood-boring bark beetles. Most Geosmithia species do no harm to host trees, but the canker-causing Geosmithia morbida and its beetle vector, the walnut twig beetle, cause the disease complex known as thousand cankers disease on walnut trees. Continuous surveys in Florida have found neither Geosmithia morbida nor its beetle vector in the state, but many native Geosmithia species have been recovered. These native species look similar to the pathogenic fungus but are harmless to their plant hosts. This 4-page fact sheet written by Yin-Tse Huang and Jiri Hulcr and published by the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation provides basic guidelines to sample Geosmithia species in the field and information for distinguishing the plant pathogenic Geosmithia morbida from other Geosmithia species. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr412
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spelling doaj-art-12ff87aff8534c5fa1448b57dc9cc2f82025-02-08T05:52:21ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092019-02-0120191Geosmithia Species in Florida: Common Fungal Symbionts of Wood-Boring Bark BeetlesYin-Tse Huang0Jiri Hulcr1University of FloridaUniversity of Florida Geosmithia are fungi associated with wood-boring bark beetles. Most Geosmithia species do no harm to host trees, but the canker-causing Geosmithia morbida and its beetle vector, the walnut twig beetle, cause the disease complex known as thousand cankers disease on walnut trees. Continuous surveys in Florida have found neither Geosmithia morbida nor its beetle vector in the state, but many native Geosmithia species have been recovered. These native species look similar to the pathogenic fungus but are harmless to their plant hosts. This 4-page fact sheet written by Yin-Tse Huang and Jiri Hulcr and published by the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation provides basic guidelines to sample Geosmithia species in the field and information for distinguishing the plant pathogenic Geosmithia morbida from other Geosmithia species. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr412 https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/106917Ectosymbiosis
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title Geosmithia Species in Florida: Common Fungal Symbionts of Wood-Boring Bark Beetles
title_full Geosmithia Species in Florida: Common Fungal Symbionts of Wood-Boring Bark Beetles
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title_short Geosmithia Species in Florida: Common Fungal Symbionts of Wood-Boring Bark Beetles
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