Table 2 Scolytinae beetles collected in avocado grove affected by laurel wilt, summer 2018.

From: Evaluation of semiochemical based push-pull strategy for population suppression of ambrosia beetle vectors of laurel wilt disease in avocado

Species name

Sum

R. lauricola carrier

References

Xyleborinus saxesenii (Ratzeburg)

744

Lowa

7,38

Xyleborus affinis (Eichhoff)

104

Lowa

7,38

Euwallacea nr. Fornicates (Eichhoff)

83

Unknown

 

Xyleborus ferrugineus (Fabricius)

19

Yes

7,38

Xyleborus gracilis (Eichhoff)

19

Yesb

7,38

Xyleborus volvulus (Fabricius)

19

Yes

7,38

Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff)

15

No

38

Xyleborus pubescens (Zimmermann)

13

Unknown

 

Xylosandrus crassisculus (Motschulsky)

12

Yesa

7,38

Xyleborinus andrewesii (Ratzeburg)

12

Unknown

 

Xyleborus bispinatus (Eichhoff)

10

Yes

7,38

Cyclorhipidion bodoanum (Reitter)

4

Unknown

 

Xyleborus impressus (Eichoff)

3

Unknown

 

Hylocurus flaglerensis (Blackman)

2

Unknown

 

Ambrosiodmus lecontei (Hopkins)

2

Lowc

38, Simmons et al. 2016

  1. Sum: total number of individuals collected during push-pull field trial.
  2. aTransmission assays have been conducted by7 on these species, and even if these species carried the pathogen they were not able to infect avocado.
  3. bX. gracilis has been reported to be able to transmit Raffaelea lauricola to avocado by7; however38, did not found any individual carrying the pathogen after examination of field collected individuals.
  4. cR. lauricola was not found in A. leconti by38, but found by Simmons et al. (2016).