PROTECTION OF SUBTROPICAL AND TROPICAL AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES
AND ORNAMENTALS FROM EXOTIC INSECTS Location: Subtropical
Horticulture Research Title: Laurel wilt: A global threat to
avocado production | Ploetz, R - | | Smith, J - | | Inch, S - |
| Pena, J - | | Evans, E - | | Crane, J - | | Hulcr, J - | |
Stelinski, L - | | Schnell, R - | Submitted to: World Avocado
Congress Publication Type: Proceedings Publication Acceptance
Date: November 28, 2011 Publication Date: February 1, 2012
Citation: Ploetz, R.C., Smith, J.A., Inch, S.A., Pena, J.E.,
Evans, E.A., Crane, J.H., Kendra, P.E., Hulcr, J., Stelinski,
L., Schnell, R. 2012. Laurel wilt: A global threat to avocado
production. World Avocado Congress. 186-197 In Proceedings VII
World Avocado Congress. 5-9 September 2011, Cairns, Australia.
Interpretive Summary: Laurel wilt is a lethal vascular disease
of trees in the plant family Lauraceae, including avocado. It is
caused by a fungal pathogen (Raffaelea lauricola) that is
introduced into host trees by an exot