Thousand cankers disease: Geosmithia morbida spores isolated from a weevil

Michele Warmund; Jerry Van Sambeek

Thousand cankers disease: Geosmithia morbida spores isolated from a weevil

Informally Refereed

Authors:	Michele Warmund, Jerry Van Sambeek
Year:	2014
Type:	Scientific Journal
Station:	Northern Research Station
Source:	Missouri Environment & Garden. 20(6): 3.

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Abstract

Recently, Geosmithia morbida, the canker-causing fungus associated with thousand cankers disease, was isolated from Stenomimus pallidus weevils found on two stressed black walnut trees in Yellowwood State Forest near Nashville, Indiana. This is the first report of Geosmithia fungus occurring on an insect other than the walnut twig beetle (Pityophthorus juglandis).

Citation

Warmund, Michele; Van Sambeek, Jerry. 2014. Thousand cankers disease: Geosmithia morbida spores isolated from a weevil. Missouri Environment & Garden. 20(6): 3.