Bark Beetle: Fungus Interactions in Declining Hickory Trees

Abstract

The objective of this study is to determine whether C. smalleyi is commonly carried by hickory bark beetles when they emerge from beetle infested, declining bitternut hickory in late spring. The findings will help answer the question of whether the beetle is an important vector of C. smalleyi. These results will be added to those of additional assays of beetles from the same site as well as from a second Wisconsin location.