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Florida 4-H Forest Ecology

Florida 4-H Forest Ecology

Laurel Wilt: Images

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Redbays killed by laurel wilt
Redbays killed by laurel wilt.
Photo credit: Albert (Bud) Mayfield, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Sawdust tube produced by an ambrosia beetle on a dead redbay
Sawdust tube produced by an ambrosia beetle on a dead redbay.
Photo credit: Albert (Bud) Mayfield, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Vascular staining from fungus associated with the redbay ambrosia beetle
Vascular staining from fungus associated with the redbay ambrosia beetle (Xyleborus glabratus).
Photo credit: Albert (Bud) Mayfield, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Vascular staining
Vascular staining caused by a Raffaelea fungus introduced by Xyleborus glabratus.
Photo credit: Albert (Bud) Mayfield, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Redbay stump and sprouts following mortality caused by laurel wilt disease
Redbay stump and sprouts following mortality caused by laurel wilt disease.
Photo credit: R. Scott Cameron, Advanced Forest Protection, Inc., Bugwood.org


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