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Abstract
The emerald ash borer,
Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), is a devastating, invasive insect pest of ash trees,
Fraxinus spp., in North America. Using a simulation model, we evaluated three potential management options to slow the spread of
A. planipennis in discrete outlier sites: (i) removing ash trees to reduce available host phloem resource, (ii) girdling ash trees to attract ovipositing female beetles and destroying the trees before larvae complete development, and (iii) applying a highly effective systemic insecticide. Simulations indicate that systemic insecticide applications provided the greatest reduction in the radial spread of
A. planipennis.
Citation
Mercader, Rodrigo J.; Siegert, Nathan W.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; McCullough, Deborah G. 2011. Simulating the effectiveness of three potential management options to slow the spread of emerald ash borer (
Agrilus planipennis) populations in localized outlier sites. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 41: 254-264.
