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Laurel Wilt Disease and Redbay Ambrosia Beetle

Laurel Wilt Disease and Redbay Ambrosia Beetle

PPFS-OR-W-28: Laurel Wilt Disease and Redbay Ambrosia Beetle

Authored by: Ellen Crocker Tyler Dreaden Nicole Ward Gauthier Jonathan Larson Kimberly Leonberger

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Abstract

Laurel wilt is a newly discovered fungal disease that presents a major threat to sassafras in Kentucky. The disease was first detected in the U.S. in 2003 and in southwestern Kentucky in 2019. Currently, laurel wilt is known to occur in eleven southeastern states bordered by Kentucky (north), North Carolina (east), Florida (south), and Texas (west). Research is ongoing to determine the impact and distribution of both the laurel wilt fungus and the redbay ambrosia beetle that carries it.

Core Details

Publication ID

PPFS-OR-W-28

Status

New

Publication Date

Jul. 8, 2020

Series

Multi-Part Series

N/A


Categorical Details

Language

English

Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Contact Information

Tawana Brown
Associate Director, Educational Publications

361 Blazer Dining 343 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. Lexington, KY 40526-0012

+1 (859) 257-7566

tawana.brown@uky.edu