Emerald ash borer: Difference between revisions

The native range of emerald ash borer in Asia was surveyed for parasitoid species that parasitize emerald ash borer and do not attack other insect species in the hope they would suppress populations when released in North America.<ref name="APHIS">{{cite journal |last1=Bauer |first1=L.S. |last2=Liu |first2=H-P |last3=Miller |first3=D. |last4=Gould |first4=J. |year=2008 |title=Developing a classical biological control program for ''Agrilus planipennis'' (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), an invasive ash pest in North America |journal=Newsletter of the Michigan Entomological Society |volume=53 |issue=3&4 |pages=38–39 |url=http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/jrnl/2008/nrs_2008_bauer_002.pdf}}</ref> Three species imported from China were approved for release by the [[USDA]] in 2007 and in Canada in 2013: ''[[Spathius agrili]]'', ''[[Tetrastichus planipennisi]]'', and ''[[Oobius agrili]]'', while ''[[Spathius galinae]]'' was approved for release in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/disturbance/invasive_species/eab/control_management/biological_control/ |title=Biological Control of the Emerald Ash Borer |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service}}</ref><ref name="Bauer2015">{{cite journal |last1=Bauer |first1=Leah S. |last2=Duan |first2=Jian J. |last3=Gould |first3=Juli R. |last4=van Driesche |first4=Roy|display-authors=etal |date=March 8, 2015 |title=Progress in the classical biological control of ''Agrilus planipennis'' Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in North America |journal=[[The Canadian Entomologist]] |volume=147 |issue=3 |pages=300–317 |doi=10.4039/tce.2015.18 |s2cid=82909547}}</ref> Excluding ''Spathius galinae'', which has only recently been released, the other three species have been documented parasitizing emerald ash borer larvae one year after release, indicating that they survived the winter, but establishment varied among species and locations.<ref name="Bauer2015"/> ''Tetrastichus planipennisi'' and ''Oobius agrili'' established and have had increasing populations in Michigan since 2008; ''Spathius agrili'' has had lower establishment success in North America, which could be caused by a lack of available emerald ash borer larvae at the time of adult emergence in spring, limited cold tolerance, and better suitability to regions of North America below the 40th parallel.<ref name="Bauer2015"/>

 

 

==See also==

*[http://nrs.fs.fed.us/disturbance/invasive_species/eab/ USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station link to research on EAB]

*[https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/terrestrial/invertebrates/emerald-ash-borer Species Profile- Emerald Ash Borer (''Agrilus planipennis'')], National Invasive Species Information Center, [[United States National Agricultural Library]]. Lists general information and resources for Emerald Ash Borer.

 

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