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Research Project:
PROTECTION OF SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES AND ORNAMENTALS FROM EXOTIC INSECTS
Location: Subtropical Horticulture Research
Title: Identification of volatile chemicals from host trees of a redbay ambrosia beetle, the vector of laurel wilt
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Submitted to: Entomological Society of America Regional Meeting Proceedings
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: December 6, 2009
Publication Date: March 8, 2010
Citation: Niogret, J., Kendra, P.E., Epsky, N.D., Heath, R.R. 2010. Identification of volatile chemicals from host trees of a redbay ambrosia beetle, the vector of laurel wilt. Entomological Society of America Regional Meeting Proceedings.
Technical Abstract:
An ambrosia beetle, Xyleborus glabratus, is a threat to trees in the family Lauraceae. Studies were conducted to determine chemical profiles from host trees of this beetle as part of research on potential semiochemicals that could be used for detecting and monitoring this new pest.
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