Type: fact sheet
Article abstract: The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB), Euwallacea sp., is an invasive beetle that carries two fungi: Fusarium euwallaceae and Graphium sp. The adult female (A) tunnels galleries into a wide variety of host trees, where it lays its eggs and grows the fungi. The fungi cause a disease called Fusarium Dieback (FD), which interrupts the transport of water and nutrients in over 110 tree species. Once the beetle/fungal complex has killed the host tree, pregnant females fly in search of a new host.
Number of pages: 2
Authors: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources; University of California, Riverside;
Month: July
Year: 2014
Website: eskalenlab.ucr.edu
Keywords: Box elder; California sycamore; oak woodlands; polyphagous shot hole borer;