These data contain the documentation of ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) attack on healthy ʻōhiʻa trees. Beetles were collected on sticky cards.

These data contain the documentation of ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) attack or colonization on healthy ʻōhiʻa trees that were wounded or un-wounded. Beetles are attracted to stressed trees that emit an ethanol scent which was simulated with wounding. Beetles were collected on sticky cards and gallery (tunnels where beetles live) formation was documented.

These data contain the documentation of ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) attack or colonization on healthy ʻōhiʻa trees that were wounded or un-wounded. Beetles are attracted to stressed trees that emit an ethanol scent which was simulated with wounding. Beetles were collected on sticky cards and gallery (tunnels where beetles live) formation was documented.

These data contain the gps coordinates of ʻōhiʻa trees used in documenting the visitation of ambrosia beetles to ʻōhiʻa trees in two different experiments. The diameter at breast height (DBH; cm) of the trees were also recorded.

These data contain the documentation of culturing results of Ceratocystis lukuohia and Ceratocystis huliohia from ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) bodies. Beetles were collected from bolts (tree stem sections), sticky cards affixed to ʻōhiʻa trees in the field, and cross-vein panel traps deployed in the field. Beetles were cultured to detect the presence of fungi, confirmed morphologically, then further confirmed for DNA by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR).

These data contain ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) trapping data using two different lures at Waiākea Forest Reserve and ʻŌlaʻa Forests of Hawaiʻi Island. Beetles were trapped using black panel multi-traps. The lures included at 50:50 Ethanol:Methanol mixture and a 100% Ethanol lure.

These data include bark and ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) species directly reared from ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) wood infected with either Ceratocystis lukuohia or Ceratocystis huliohia, the pathogens responsible for Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD). Rearing took place on Kauaʻi between January 2020 and November 2021.

These data include bark and ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) species directly reared from ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) wood infected with either Ceratocystis lukuohia or Ceratocystis huliohia, the pathogens responsible for Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD). Rearing took place on Kauaʻi between January 2020 and November 2021.

These data include bark and ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) species collected in cross-vane panel traps (CVPT) baited with a 1:1 methanol:ethanol lure in Northeastern ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) dominant forests of Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi in 2021.

This release includes data and metadata (1-2) documenting visitation of ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to healthy ʻōhiʻa (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees in two separate experiments, (3) geographical location and details of the trees used in the experiments, (4) culture of the fungal pathogens Ceratocystis lukuohia and Ceratocystis huliohia from naturally and experimentally infected ambrosia beetles, and (5) experimental transmission of the pathogens to healthy ʻōhiʻa seedlings by multiple species of ambrosia beetles. Data were used in the manuscript titled, "Ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) can directly transmit the fungal pathogens responsible for Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death." This version of this data release contains an additional child item that was inadvertently omitted from the original release. First posted - December 13, 2022. Revised - April 4, 2023 (version 2.0 - contains all data from original release, plus one additional dataset)