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Manipulating spread and predicting dispersal of isolated emerald ash borer populations
| Authors: | Nathan W. Siegert, Rodrigo J. Mercader, Deborah G. McCullough, Andrew M. Liebhold, Therese M. M. Poland, Robert L. Heyd |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Type: | Other |
| Station: | Northern Research Station |
| Source: | In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. Proceedings. 20th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2009; 2009 January 13-16; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-51. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 54-55. |
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Abstract
The ability to manipulate the spread of an invasive species could potentially be integrated into an effective management strategy to delay dispersal to uninfested areas while concentrating the population in an area where suppression activities could be applied. Here we examined the influence of clusters of girdled ash trees on the spread of isolated emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), populations in forested areas.
Parent Publication
- Proceedings. 20th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2009