Three scolytid species consistently associated with Dutch elm disease were assessed and compared for their effectiveness as vectors of Ophiostoma ulmi. Assessments were based on the number of beetles within a sample carrying any detectable O. ulmi , the number of O. ulmi spores carried by individual beetles and the number of discrete gallery systems colonised by O. ulmi.
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