“…It has been recorded to attack over 680 tree species across several plant families (Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Government of Western Australia, 2024; Gomez et al, 2019; Mendel et al, 2021) and is able to successfully reproduce in 168 species (Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Government of Western Australia, 2024 (and references therein), Mendel et al, 2021). Euwallacea fornicatus is widely distributed and has been introduced to California (Eskalen et al, 2012, 2013), Hawaii (Rugman-Jones et al, 2020), South Africa (Paap et al, 2018), Israel (Mendel et al, 2012), Europe (Schuler et al, 2023) and, recently, in the city of Perth, Western Australia (WA) where it is currently subject to an eradication campaign (Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2024). This ambrosia beetle species is associated with several pathogenic Fusarium fungi, including F. euwallaceae Freeman et al .…”