Proceedings, 17th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2006

Abstract

Contains three abstracts and papers from the 2005 Forum and 70 abstracts and papers of oral and poster presentations on gypsy moth and other invasive species biology, molecular biology, ecology, impacts, and management presented at the annual U.S. Department of Agriculture Interagency Research Forum on Gypsy Moth and Other Invasive Species.

Titles contained within Proceedings, 17th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2006

• Japanese oak wilt as a newly emerged forest pest in Japan: why does a symbiotic ambrosia fungus kill host trees?
• Toward the development of survey trapping technology for the emerald ash borer
• Infestation dynamics of the Asian longhorned beetle in the United States
• Climate change induced invasions by native and exotic pests
• National invasive species program
• Host range of the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) (Coleoptera: Burprestidae): choice and no-choice tests
• Bud gall midges - potential invaders on larches in North America
• The Russians are coming - aren't they? Siberian moth in European forests
• Nematodes for the biological control of the woodwasp, Sirex noctilio
• Tsuga chinensis as a source of host resistance to the hemlock woolly adelgid
• Host range of the exotic brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), implications for future distribution
• A model for the optimization of the detection and eradication of isolated gypsy moth colonies
• A comparison of strategies for experimentally inoculating eastern hemlock with the hemlock woolly adelgid
• History and management of sirex wood wasp in Australia
• Multi-year residual activity of Arborjet's IMA-jet (imidacloprid 5% SL) against emerald ash borer [Agrilus planipennis Fairemaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)] in green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh) in Troy, MI.
• Semiochemicals provide a deterrent to the black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae)
• Development of a new risk assessment procedure for pinewood nematode in Europe
• An Ophiostoma sp. causing a vascular wilt disease of red bay (Persea borbonia [L.] Spreng) is also pathogenic to other species in the Lauraceae family
• Effects of host species and population density on Anoplophora glabripennis flight propensity
• Effects of trap design and placement on capture of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis
• Emerald ash borer dispersal - a release and recapture study
• What causes male-biased sex ratios in the gypsy moth parasitoid Glyptapanteles flavicoxis?
• Interaction between gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) and some competitive defoliators
• The Gypsy Moth Event Monitor for FVS: a tool for forest and pest managers
• Do bark beetles and wood borers infest lumber following heat treatment? The role of bark
• Microbial control of Asian longhorned beetles - what are fungal bands?
• Sirex woodwasp: biology, ecology and management
• New associations between the Asian pests Anoplophora spp. and local parasitoids, in Italy (2005)
• Hybridization and introgression of the two strains of Hokkaikdo gypsy moths as invasions by alien species
• Ectomycorrhizal fungi forming symbiotic association with the American chestnut
• Blight-resistant American chestnut trees: selection of progeny from a breeding program
• Biological control of mile-a-minute weed, Polygonum perfoliatum: first release of the Chinese weevil, Rhinoncomimus latipes
• Reproductive behaviors of Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the laboratory
• Sirex noctilio, the New York story
• Host resistance to emerald ash borer: development of novel ash hybrids
• Field transmission of a microsporidian pathogen of gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar
• Multivariate statistical analysis of hemlock (Tsuga) volatiles by SPME/GC/MS: insights into the phytochemistry of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae Annand)
• Measurement of imidacloprid in xylem fluid from eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) by derivitization/GC/MS and ELISA
• Observations on adult Agrilus planipennis on ash in Michigan
• Weather, distance, synchrony and mate-finding success in Lymantria dispar
• Efficacy of basal soil injection at different water volumes and landscape settings for Asian longhorn beetle control
• Hemlock woolly adelgid and its natural enemies in Yunnan Province, China: first-year (2005) results
• Is biological control a management option for emerald ash borer in North America?
• Managing the emerald ash borer in Canada
• Release and monitoring of Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) for classical biological control of the hemlock woolly adelgid in the Eastern U.S.
• Emerald ash borer trap trees: evaluation of stress agents and trap height
• Potential production of emerald ash borer adults: tree, site and landscape-level applications
• Height preference of Scolytus schevyrewi Semenov, the banded elm bark beetle of American elm, Ulmus americana
• Field cage evaluations of the lady beetle Scymnus sinuanodulus for biological control of the hemlock woolly adelgid
• Enhancement of foreign collection and quarantine evaluation of hemlock woolly adelgid natural enemies
• Pathogenicity of two nucleopolyhedrovirus products, Virin NSh and Gypchek, for Asian and North American gypsy moth larvae
• Adaptation during northern range expansion in the elongate hemlock scale Fiorinia externa
• The association of Xyleborus glabratus and an Ophiostoma species with mortality of red bay and sassafras in the Southeastern U.S.
• Density-dependent resistance of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, to its nucleopolyhedrovirus
• Emerald ash borer responses to induced plant volatiles
• Establishment of Laricobius nigrinus (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) for biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid
• Summary of pheromone lures of potentially invasive moths (Lymantriidae: Lepidoptera) and a ranking of their potential threat to certain North American habitats
• Controlling Sirex noctilio in North America: a new paradigm
• Potential production of emerald ash borer adults: tree, site and landscape-level applications
• Reconstructing the temporal and spatial dynamics of emerald ash borer adults through dendrochronological analyses
• Expansion of the American elm restoration effort to the upper Midwest
• Production of LDMNPV in the Wave® cell culture bioreactor
• Impact of emerald ash borer on forests within the Huron River watershed of southeast Michigan
• Detection and monitoring of emerald ash borer populations: trap trees and the factors that may influence their effectiveness
• Nontarget impact of Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki in central Appalachian mixed broadleaf-pine forests: long-term evaluation of arthropods
• Detection of the brown spruce longhorn beetle, Tetropium fuscum (F.) with semiochemical-baited traps, tree bands, and visual surveys
• Control of Asian cycad scale on Cycas revoluta and C. taitungensis using Imicide trunk microinjection
• Multi-year evaluation of mating disruption treatments against gypsy moth
• The effects of climate, geography, and time on hemlock woolly adelgid and its natural enemies
• Spatial and temporal distribution of imidacloprid in eastern hemlock
• Bacillus thuringiensis toxins trigger receptor shedding from gypsy moth midgut cells
• Evaluation of non-native Tsuga species as replacements for T. canadensis killed by hemlock woolly adelgid
• Phytoextraction of lead from firing range soils with Vetiver grass
• Hemlock woolly adelgid and its natural enemies in Sichuan Province, China, 2005

Citation

Gottschalk, Kurt W., ed. 2007. Proceedings, 17th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on gypsy moth and other invasive species 2006. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-10. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 117 p.