Tuesday, 16 November 2004 - 2:48 PM
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Natural enemies of the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), in Michigan and China

Leah S. Bauer, lbauer@fs.fed.us1, Houping Liu, liuho@msu.edu2, Ruitong Gao, ruitong@forestry.ac.cn3, Deborah L. Miller, debmiller@fs.fed.us1, Christopher O'Connor, coconnor@fs.fed.us1, and Kirsten M. Fondren, fondrenk@msu.edu1. (1) USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station, 1407 S. Harrison Rd, E. Lansing, MI, (2) Michigan State Univ, Dept. of Entomology, Natural Science Building, E. Lansing, MI, (3) Chinese Academy of Forestry, Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment, and Protection, Wan Sho Shan, Beijing, China

The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an invasive Asian buprestid in North America, and the cause of extensive ash (Fraxinus spp.) mortality throughout southeastern Michigan and southwestern Ontario. Other EAB infestations are now known in Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, and Maryland due to the transport of infested ash nursery stock, logs, and firewood. Efforts to eradicate EAB are proving difficult due to EAB biology and the difficulty in quarantining such a large infestation. If eradication efforts are abandoned, biological control will be the primary management option. We will present a summary of our research findings on EAB natural enemies in Michigan and in two provinces in northeast China.



Species 1: Coleoptera Buprestidae Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer)
Keywords: biological control, parasitoids

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