EPPO Global Database

Platypus quercivorus(PLTPQU)

Vector of

Important note on vectors:
Information on vectors and their associated pathogens is a new feature of the database (April 2023). Data will gradually be entered by the EPPO Secretariat and will focus on regulated (quarantine) pests.
Organism Type
Dryadomyces quercivorus (RAFFQU) Known vector
* Kinuura H, Kobayashi M (2006) Death of Quercus crispula by inoculation with adult Platypus quercivorus (Coleoptera: Platypodidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology 41(1), 123-128.

* Kuroda K (2001) Responses of Quercus sapwood to infection with the pathogenic fungus of a new wilt disease vectored by the ambrosia beetle Platypus quercivorus. Journal of Wood Science 47, 425-429.