A global database of reported pathogens and parasites associated with bark and ambrosia beetles

Detection, isolation, or association records are retained separately from evidence of infection, pathogenicity, and virulence. Organisms reported from bark and ambrosia beetles are retained with their ecological relationship coded according to the source literature. For fungi and bacteria, taxa reported only as associates are retained in the dataset but are coded as associates rather than pathogens unless the source explicitly identifies or supports a pathogenic relationship.</p><p dir="ltr">The dataset is intended as a standardized resource for research on insect pathology, host–parasite interactions, forest entomology, forest health, biological control, and bark and ambrosia beetle ecology.

Literature coverage is uneven among beetle species, pathogen groups, geographic regions, and time periods; the number of records should not be interpreted as pathogen prevalence, infection frequency, or biological importance. Absence of a record should not be interpreted as biological absence.</p><p dir="ltr">Interactive browsing is available through the <a href="barkandambrosiagallery.org/interactions/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Bark & Ambrosia Beetle Gallery</a>.

A visual companion site with summary figures, grouped views, validation summaries, and references is available at <a href="app.notion.com/p/ydcn/A-global-database-of-reported-pathogens-and-parasites-associated-with-bark-and-ambrosia-beetles-7e4970ea0cac8346b5a801e41dfd2f16" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">this site</a>. Project documentation and version history are maintained at <a href="github.com/dongyiyi/bark-ambrosia-beetle-pathogen-database" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Github</a>.</p>