Raffaelea lauricola
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A vascular wilt disease of redbay, sassafras, pondspice, pondberry, spicebush and avocado caused by the fungus Raffaelea lauricola and spread by the redbay ambrosia beetle Xyleborus glabratus.
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Redbay trunk with sapwood exhibiting black staining caused by laurel wilt disease. Photo: Ronald F. Billings, Texas Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Redbay Ambrosia Beetle. Photo: Michael C. Thomas, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org
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