Eradication of an exotic ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky), in Oregon

James R. LaBonte

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Eradication of an exotic ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky), in Oregon

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James R. LaBonte

Year:

2011

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 41-43.

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Abstract

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) has been monitoring an industrial plant in The Dalles, OR, for exotic wood boring insects since 1998. This plant receives raw railroad ties from British Columbia and several localities in the United States, including Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas.

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010

Citation

LaBonte, James R. 2011. Eradication of an exotic ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky), in Oregon. In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 41-43.