Table 2.
Scolytinae beetles collected in avocado grove affected by laurel wilt, summer 2018.
| 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 |
Sum: total number of individuals collected during push-pull field trial.
aTransmission assays have been conducted by7 on these species, and even if these species carried the pathogen they were not able to infect avocado.
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.
cR. lauricola was not found in A. leconti by38, but found by Simmons et al. (2016).