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20 May 2024 Field phenology of emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) parasitoids in New York State
Timothy D. Morris, Juli R. Gould, Melissa K. Fierke
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Abstract

Emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), has caused extensive mortality of ash across North America. Biological control offers a potential long-term management option, allowing for long-term survival of ash. Careful monitoring of populations of biocontrol agents is necessary to understand their relative impacts. Understanding the emergence and flight phenology of these species allows for the optimization of monitoring schemes and improves our understanding of host–parasitoid interactions. We used yellow pan trapping data to assess the adult phenology of both EAB and its associated native and introduced parasitoids in 3 NewYork counties. We monitored 2 introduced larval biocontrol agents, Tetrastichus planipennisi Yang (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and Spathius galinae Belokobylskij & Strazanac (Braconidae), for 3–4 years post-release, as well as the native parasitoid Phasgonophora sulcata Westword (Chalcididae). Results indicate a single discrete emergence event for both EAB and P. sulcata in all monitored counties, which is consistent with previously reported results. Our results also suggest there are 4 generations per year of T. planipennisi and 3 generations of S. galinae in the monitored counties. We recorded an additional generation of T. planipennisi that had not previously been reported in New York, and both T. planipennisi and S. galinae appeared to emerge earlier than previously documented.

Timothy D. Morris, Juli R. Gould, and Melissa K. Fierke "Field phenology of emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) parasitoids in New York State," Environmental Entomology 53(4), 532-543, (20 May 2024). https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvae047
Received: 3 December 2023; Accepted: 8 May 2024; Published: 20 May 2024
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KEYWORDS
biological control
emerald ash borer
phenology
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