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Lauret wilt (увядание лавровых деревьев – Lauret wilt is a disease of redbay and sassafras (Sassafras albidum) trees caused by the fungus Raffaelae lauricola. The fungus lives in association with the Ambrosia beetle (Xyleborus glabratus) which bores into the sapwood of redbay and sassafras (Sassafras albidum) trees. The female beetle carries spores of the fungus Raffaelea lauricola. The beetles and their larvae feed from the fungus, which germinates in the sapwood and cause tree death, a plant disease called laurel. Avocado trees (Persea americana) and other Lauraceae trees of the coastal Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina are endangered. lister) |
