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

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Friday, December 16, 2005
D0201

Identification of a New York siricid larva

Nathan Schiff, nschiff@fs.fed.us1, A. Dan Wilson, dwilson02@fs.fed.us1, Dennis A. Haugen, dhaugen@fs.fed.us1, E. Richard Hoebeke, erh2@cornell.edu2, Ethan Angell, ethan.angell@agmkt.state.ny.us3, and Paul Wrege, paul.f.wrege@aphis.usda.gov4. (1) USDA Forest Service, SRS-4155, P.O. Box 227, Stoneville, MS, (2) Cornell University, Department of Entomology, Comstock Hall, Ithaca, NY, (3) NYSDAM, Div. Plant Industry, 10 B Airline Drive, Albany, NY, (4) USDA APHIS PPQ, 248 Main St., 1st Fl, Oneida, NY

Siricid larvae from New York were identified by comparing their DNA barcodes with barcode sequences from native and exotic siricid adults. This study identified the presence of a Sirex noctilio infestation in New York state.


Species 1: Hymenoptera Siricidae Sirex noctilio (Sirex woodwasp)
Species 2: Hymenoptera Siricidae Sirex cyaneus
Species 3: Hymenoptera Siricidae Sirex nigricornis
Keywords: DNA Barcode, Forestry