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Spring is for Ambrosia Beetles

Stop AB collaborator and former PI, JC Chong, writes the Pest Talks newsletter, published by GrowerTalks. The March 2024 edition is titled “Spring is for Ambrosia Beetles” and GrowerTalks has generously allowed us to reprint it here. Below is the article, reproduced in full.

Keeping Up with Ambrosia Beetles

Citrus tree with ambrosia beetle "toothpicks," which are made of extruded sawdust.

Stop AB PIs Ted Cottrell, Apurba Barman, and Will Hudson wrote an article titled “Keeping Up with Ambrosia Beetles,” which was published by Pecan South Magazine. Pecan South has generously allowed us to reprint it here.