Spread of fungus-farming beetles is bad news for trees
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 09:01
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- North Carolina State University researchers have found that a subset of fungus-farming ambrosia beetles may be in the early stages of a global epidemic threatening a number of economically important trees, including avocados, poplars and oaks.
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