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Survey of ambrosia beetle species infesting South Carolina peach orchards and a taxonomic key for the most common species.

1985; Volume: 2; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

0735-939X

Joseph K. Kovach, C. S. Gorsuch,

Insect and Pesticide Research

Peach orchards in 16 South Carolina counties were surveyed for sco)ytids. Twenty species of scolytids were collected and a key is presented to identify the 12 most common species. Eight species including the bark beetles, Scolylus rugUlOSlls and Phloeolribus liminaris, and the ambrosia beetles, Xyleborinus saxeseTli, Xylosandrus crassiusculus, Ambrosiodmus rulJricollis, A. tachygraphus, Xyleborus dispar and Morwrthrum fa.';cialum, infested peach wood. Most trees infested with ambrosia beetles had additional stress factors associated with them, but no known stress factors could be associated with trees infested with X. crassiusculw; or A. rubricollis.