Ambrosia Beetles
Jiří Hulcr, James Skelton
Abstract
Abstract The term “ambrosia beetles” refers to an ecological strategy shared by thousands of species of wood-boring weevils from multiple lineages, rather than a single taxonomic group. Most ambrosia beetle groups evolved from within the bark battles (Curculionidae; Scolytinae), which are a diverse group of weevils which bore into trees and whose progeny develop by feeding on the host tree tissue.
Topics & Concepts
CurculionidaeAmbrosia beetleAmbrosiaBiologyBark beetleHost (biology)EcologyBark (sound)BotanyPollenForest Insect Ecology and ManagementForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesPlant and Fungal Interactions Research