The success of some invasive tree species is attributed, in part, to high fecundity in the form
of sexual propagules. If invasive trees produce more seed annually than co-occurring native …

Entomopathogenic fungi routinely kill their hosts before releasing infectious spores, but a
few species keep insects alive while sporulating, which enhances dispersal. Transcriptomics- …

Most wood-boring insects compete with wood decaying basidiomycetes for woody biomass.
One clade of ambrosia beetles gained access to rotten wood – an abundant resource …

Ailanthus altissima, perhaps the best-known example of an entrenched invasive weed tree
in North America, was introduced to the Eastern US roughly 240 years ago. The biological …

Fungivorous millipedes (subterclass Colobognatha) likely represent some of the earliest
known mycophagous terrestrial arthropods, yet their fungal associates remain elusive. Here we …

Verticillium nonalfalfae , a cosmopolitan soil-borne phytopathogen, causes vascular wilt in
agricultural crops and perennial woody plants. Select strains of V. nonalfalfae can cause …

Ailanthus altissima is a highly invasive exotic tree species entrenched throughout the United
States. Since the discovery of a vascular wilt disease of Ailanthus in 2002, caused by the …

Pyrularia pubera Michx.(buffalo nut; Cervantesiaceae/Santales) is a parasitic shrub native
to the eastern United States (Nickrent et al. 2010). More than 60 plant species in 31 families …

Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is an exotic insect pest of eastern hemlock. The entomopathogen
Lecanicillium muscarium, including the commercially available strain Mycotal®, is a …

Entomopathogenic fungi routinely kill their hosts before releasing infectious conidia, but
select species keep their hosts alive while sporulating to enhance spore dispersal. Recent …