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First Report of Laurel Wilt Caused by Raffaelea lauricola on Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis) in the United States Marc A. Hughes, A. W. Black, Jason A. Smith 2014 Bark and ambrosia beetle, Distribution, Invasive pests and diseases, Laurel wilt, Tree diseases  
Phylogeny of ambrosia beetle symbionts in the genus Raffaeleai Tyler J. Dreaden, J. M. Davis, Z. Wilhelm de Beer, Randy C. Ploetz, P. S. Soltis, M. J. Wingfield, Jason A. Smith 2014 Bark and ambrosia beetle, Invasive pests and diseases, Laurel wilt, Phylogeny, Tree diseases  
Development of a PCR-RFLP Based Detection Method for the Oak Pathogens Diplodia corticola and D. quercivora Tyler J. Dreaden, J. M. Davis, M. J. Wingfield, Jason A. Smith 2014 Detection methods, Diplodia, Tree diseases  
Development of Multilocus PCR Assays for Raffaelea lauricola, Causal Agent of Laurel Wilt Disease Tyler J. Dreaden, J. M. Davis, C. L. Harmon, Randy C. Ploetz, A. J. Palmateer, Jason A. Smith 2014 Bark and ambrosia beetle, Invasive pests and diseases, Laurel wilt, Tree diseases  
Vegetative propagation of putatively laurel wilt-resistant redbay (Persea borbonia) Marc A. Hughes, Jason A. Smith 2013 Bark and ambrosia beetle, Invasive pests and diseases, Laurel wilt, Resistance, Tree diseases  
Identification, Transmission, and Partial Characterization of a Previously Undescribed Flexivirus Causing a Mosaic Disease of Ash (Fraxinus spp.) in the USA J. E. Machado-Caballero, B. E. Lockhart, S. L. Mason, D. Mollov, Jason A. Smith 2013 Detection methods, Tree diseases  
An inordinate fondness for Fusarium: Phylogenetic diversity of fusaria cultivated by ambrosia beetles in the genus Euwallacea on avocado and other plant hosts M. T. Kasson, K. O’Donnell, A. P. Rooney, S. Sink, Randy C. Ploetz, J. N. Ploetz, J. L. Konkol, D. Carrillo, S. Freeman, Z. Mendel, Jason A. Smith, A. W. Black, Jiri Hulcr, C. Bateman, K. Stefkova, P. R. Campbell, A. D. Geering, E. K. Dann, A. Eskalen, K. Mohotti, D. P. Short, T. Aoki, K. A. Fenstermacher, D. D. Davis, D. M. Geiser 2013 Bark and ambrosia beetle, Fusarium, Invasive pests and diseases, Phylogeny, Tree diseases  
Field and Growth Chamber Inoculations Demonstrate Persea indica as a Newly Recognized Host for the Laurel Wilt Pathogen, Raffaelea laurciola Marc A. Hughes, G. S. Brar, Randy C. Ploetz, Jason A. Smith 2013 Bark and ambrosia beetle, Invasive pests and diseases, Laurel wilt, Tree diseases  
Effect of Chipping on Emergence of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) and Recovery of the Laurel Wilt Pathogen From Infested Wood Chips D. Spence, Jason A. Smith, Jiri Hulcr, A. E. Mayfield III, Randy C. Ploetz, Lukasz Stelinski 2013 Bark and ambrosia beetle, Invasive pests and diseases, Laurel wilt, Management, Tree diseases  
Fusarium torreyae sp. nov., a pathogen causing canker disease of Florida torreya (Torreya taxifolia), a critically endangered conifer restricted to northern Florida and southwestern Georgia T. Aoki, Jason A. Smith, L. L. Mount, D. M. Geiser, K. O’Donnell 2013 Fusarium, Invasive pests and diseases, Phylogeny, Tree diseases  
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