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Ants as Vectors of Endothia Parasitica

Various agar media, namely, chestnut bark, tannic acid (0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 percent), pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) (10 and 50 ppm), and potato dextrose agar were compared for selective isolation of Endothia parasitica with 0.5 percent tannic acid agar giving best results and utility. Ants collected from cankered and uninfected scarlet oak and Chinese chestnut trees under varying weather conditions were plated on the medium.


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Author(s): Timothy J. Albaugh

Publication: American Chestnut Proceedings - 1982