Authors: Juzwik Jennifer¹; Skalbeck Thomas C.²; Neuman Marc F.³

Source: Forest Science, Volume 50, Number 6, December 2004 , pp. 757-764(8)

Publisher: Society of American Foresters

Abstract:

Many species of sap beetles have been implicated as vectors of the oak wilt pathogen, (Ceratocystis fagacearum), but the species responsible for most aboveground transmission of the fungus is unknown. The abundance of adult sap beetle species inhabiting <7-day-old, artificially made wounds on healthy oaks during Apr.–June of 2 years in Minnesota, and the frequencies with which viable propagules of the fungi were present on each, were determined. Sap beetles were most abundant on wounds created in May, and 1–3-day-old wounds yielded higher numbers of insects than 4–6-day-old wounds. Of the beetles collected, >95% were Colopterus truncatus and Carpophilus sayi. C. fagacearum was isolated from 75% of 594 adults assayed for the fungus. The average number of viable propagules for pooled data of individuals of each species ranged from <100 to 18,000. Frequencies of fungus isolation differed by days after wounding, study location, and sap beetle species. These results, when coupled with previous findings on predominant species associated with oak wilt fungi mats, support the hypothesis that Co. truncatus and Ca. sayi are the principal sap beetle species transmitting C. fagacearum from diseased to healthy oaks in Minnesota. FOR. SCI. 50(6):757–764.

Keywords: Oak wilt; nitidulids; phoresy rates; Quercus ellipsoidalis; Quercus rubra; environmental management; forest; forest management; forest resources; forestry; forestry research; forestry science; natural resources; natural resource management

Document Type: Regular article

Affiliations: 1: Research Plant Pathologist North Central Research Station USDA Forest Service 1561 Lindig Street Street Paul MN 55108 Phone: (651) 649-5114;, Fax: (651) 649-5055, Email: jjuzwik@fs.fed.us 2: Entomologist 8879 Jane Road N. Lake Elmo MN 55042 Phone: (651) 770-8295, Email: beacon85@hotmail.com 3: Former Biological Technician North Central Research Station USDA Forest Service 1561 Lindig Street Street Paul MN 55108 Phone: (507) 663-7642, Email: marc.neuman@syngenta.com

Publication date: 2004-12-01

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