The 2005 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition
December 15-18, 2005
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 1:42 PM
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Population characterization of introduced Balcha indica (Mani & Kaul) (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) in North America, a parasitoid of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Michael W. Gates, mgates@sel.barc.usda.gov, SEL, USDA-ARS-PSI, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, Leah Bauer, lbauer@fs.fed.us, USDA Forest Service, North Central Research Station, East Lansing, MI, Houping Liu, liuho@msu.edu, Michigan State University, Department of Entomology, East Lansing, MI, and Gary A. P. Gibson, gibsong@agr.gc.ca, Agriculture Canada, Biodiversity Theme, K. W. Neatby Bldg, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

The Old World eupelmid wasp, Balcha indica(Mani & Kaul), has been known from North America since its collection in Virginia in 1995. It was subsequently discovered parasitizing the Emerald Ash Borer in Michigan in 2003 and suburban Maryland later that same year. This wasp appears to be parthenogenetic and we are exploring the hypothesis that this species was introduced twice into the United States. Cytochrome oxidase I (COI) sequence data is being used to examine the relationships of representatives of three sampled North American populations.


Species 1: Hymenoptera Eupelmidae Balcha indica
Species 2: Coleoptera Buprestidae Agrilus planipennis (Emerald Ash Borer)
Keywords: Invasive species, Biocontrol

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