| Xyleborus glabratus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Xyleborus |
| Species: | X. glabratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff, 1877
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Xyleborus glabratus, the redbay ambrosia beetle, is a type of ambrosia beetle invasive in the United States. It has been documented as the primary vector of Raffaelea lauricola, the fungus that causes laurel wilt, a disease that can kill several North American tree species in the family Lauraceae, including redbay, sassafras, and avocado.[1][2]
- ^ Hanula, JL; Mayfield, AE; Fraedrich, SW; Rabaglia, RJ (2008). "Biology and host associations of Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), exotic vector of laurel wilt killing redbay trees in the southeastern United States". Journal of Economic Entomology. 101 (4): 1276–1286. doi:10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[1276:bahaor]2.0.co;2. PMID 18767737.
- ^ "Laurel Wilt". Gallery of Pests. Don't Move Firewood. Retrieved 7 November 2011.