Complete development of Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in northern red oak trees

2005 ◽  
Vol 137 (3) ◽  
pp. 376-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.D. Morewood ◽  
K. Hoover ◽  
P.R. Neiner ◽  
J.C. Sellmer
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Solid Wood ◽  
Deciduous Trees ◽  
Anoplophora Glabripennis ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Inspection Agency ◽  
Oak Trees ◽  
Canadian Food Inspection Agency ◽  
Hardwood Tree ◽  
Wood Boring

The invasive wood-boring beetle Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) poses a serious threat to deciduous trees in North America and Europe, where it has been introduced in solid wood packing material from China (Haack et al. 1997; Krehan 2003). This beetle attacks and ultimately kills a wide variety of hardwood tree species (Nowak et al. 2001; Lingafelter and Hoebeke 2002); it has infested urban shade trees in Canada (Canadian Food Inspection Agency 2004), the United States (Haack 2003), and Austria (Tomiczek 2003) and has damaged poplar (Populus L.; Salicaceae) plantations in its native China (Luo et al. 2003).

Optimizing Application Rates of Metarhizium brunneum (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) Microsclerotia for Infecting the Invasive Asian Longhorned Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (6) ◽  
pp. 2650-2656
Author(s):  
Eric H Clifton ◽  
Sana Gardescu ◽  
Robert W Behle ◽  
Ann E Hajek
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Urban Trees ◽  
Anoplophora Glabripennis ◽  
Longhorned Beetle ◽  
Asian Longhorned Beetle ◽  
Commercial Use ◽  
Metarhizium Brunneum ◽  
Application Rates ◽  
Potential Development ◽  
Wood Boring

Abstract The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis [Motschulsky]) is an invasive wood-boring beetle that threatens urban trees and forests in North America and Europe. The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum Petch strain F52 can infect and kill A. glabripennis adults. Products containing this fungus were available for commercial use in the United States but not registered for Asian longhorned beetle. This study tested different formulations and application rates of M. brunneum F52 microsclerotial granules for their potential development for management of A. glabripennis adults. Three application rates of M. brunneum microsclerotial granules relative to a 1× formulation from previous experiments (0.03 g/cm2; 2× = 0.06 g/cm2 and 3× = 0.09 g/cm2) were exposed on tree trunks for 4-wk periods during May–September. Increased application rates had better retention (% of initial g applied) than the 1× rate, rather than greater weathering loss. Microsclerotia at the 2× application produced 5.05 × 106 conidia/cm2, which was 18 times more conidia than the 1× application. Since A. glabripennis is under active eradication, bioassays with adult beetles were carried out in a quarantine laboratory, using the formulation samples from field exposures. The 2× application resulted in faster beetle mortality. The 3× and 2× rates were not significantly different in retention of the formulation, conidial production, or mortality, but 2× produced the most conidia per gram applied (3.92 × 109 conidia/g). An augmented formulation containing 70% M. brunneum by weight, rather than 50%, produced significantly more conidia and faster beetle mortality than the 50% formulation.

scholarly journals Predicting Establishment Potential of an Invasive Wood-Boring Beetle, Trichoferus campestris (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-99
Author(s):  
Sindhu M Krishnankutty ◽  
Kevin Bigsby ◽  
John Hastings ◽  
Yu Takeuchi ◽  
Yunke Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Solid Wood ◽  
Wood Products ◽  
Trade Routes ◽  
The Family ◽  
Longhorned Beetles ◽  
Establishment Potential ◽  
Climate Suitability ◽  
Wood Boring

Abstract Solid wood packaging material (WPM) is widely recognized as a high-risk pathway for transport and potential introduction of wood-boring insects, including longhorned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. These beetles also are occasionally imported in finished wood products, such as furniture and decorative items. A targeted effort to identify wood borers intercepted as larvae in WPM at U.S. ports between 2012 and 2018 revealed that one of the most frequently intercepted species was Trichoferus campestris (Faldermann), a cerambycid native to Asia. Trichoferus campestris is a pest of quarantine concern in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The establishment risk of this beetle in the United States is high because of its frequent introduction through multiple pathways and its potential to inhabit natural and urban forests as well as agricultural systems. In this study, we compiled port interception and detection data to examine risk based on historical introductions and pathways. We tested whether the intended destination of cargo intercepted with T. campestris-infested WPM can be used as a predictor of inland introductions, assuming that individuals of T. campestris are likely to be moved through established trade routes between export–import partners. We also developed maps to predict likely areas of introduction and establishment in the United States based on pathway analysis and climate suitability data. The maps will enable informed prioritization of resources in pest surveillance, and may serve as models for other wood borers identified in the WPM and wood products pathway.

Survival and growth of understory trees in oak forests of the Hudson Highlands, New York

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 689-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig G. Lorimer
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Average Growth Rate ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Red Oaks ◽  
Oak Trees ◽  
Survival And Growth ◽  
Understory Trees

Mortality and growth rates of trees in various crown classes and size classes were analyzed from 40-year permanent plot records of slope and ravine forest dominated by chestnut oak (Quercusprinus L.) and northern red oak (Quercusrubra L.). Average 5-year mortality rates for suppressed trees ≥2.5 cm dbh of chestnut oak and red oak in the slope forest were 26 and 45%, respectively. None of the suppressed red oaks survived the 40-year period, compared with 14% of the chestnut oaks and 33% of the red maples (Acerrubrum L.). Mortality of oak trees in the intermediate crown class was less than half that of suppressed trees, but still much higher than that of maples and birches on the tracts. Survival was reasonably high for oaks as long as the top of the crown was receiving direct sunlight, but the expected 40-year survival rate of red oaks in such a position is only 20%, with an average growth rate of 1.0 mm in diameter per year. Curves and equations expressing average mortality and growth rates at various levels of competition are presented for each species.

scholarly journals Electroantennographic Responses of Cerambyx welensii Küster to Host-Related Volatiles

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1168
Author(s):  
Israel Sánchez-Osorio ◽  
Raúl Tapias ◽  
Luis Domínguez ◽  
Gloria López-Pantoja ◽  
María del Mar González
Keyword(s):  
Host Choice ◽  
Mass Trapping ◽  
Oak Trees ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Management Context ◽  
Host Tree Species ◽  
Wood Boring ◽  
Dose Dependent ◽  
Common Tree ◽  
Cerambyx Welensii

Wood-boring insects, such as Cerambyx welensii Küster, are involved in oak decline in Mediterranean areas. To advance our understanding of the olfactory perception of C. welensii, we recorded electroantennographic (EAG) responses from male and female antennae to 32 tree volatile organic compounds typical of emissions from its main Quercus L. hosts, and also analysed the dose-dependent response. Cerambyx welensii antennae responded to 24 chemicals. Eight odorants elicited the highest EAG responses (normalized values of over 98%): 1,8-cineole, limonene-type blend, β-pinene, pinene-type blend, sabinene, α-pinene, turpentine and (E)-2-hexenal. Cerambyx welensii exhibits a broad sensitivity to common tree volatiles. The high EAG responses to both limonene- and pinene-type blends suggest the detection of specific blends of the main foliar monoterpenes emitted by Q. suber L. and Q. ilex L. (limonene, α- and β-pinene, sabinene and myrcene), which could influence the intraspecific host choice by C. welensii, and in particular, females may be able to detect oak trees with a limonene-type chemotype. In addition, C. welensii showed high antennal activity to some odorants that characterize emissions from non-host tree species (1,8-cineole, β-pinene, α-pinene, turpentine, δ3-carene and camphene). The results obtained may be applicable to optimize monitoring and mass-trapping programmes in an integrated pest management context.

RCAT MatRix soybean

2008 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-346
Author(s):  
B. T. Stirling ◽  
J. D. Fischer ◽  
G. R. Ablett
Keyword(s):  
Glycine Max ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Heat Unit ◽  
Inspection Agency ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
Glycine Max L ◽  
Cultivar Description ◽  
Canadian Food Inspection Agency ◽  
Herbicide Glyphosate

RCAT MatRix is a 2850 crop heat unit (CHU) soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] cultivar with excellent yield potential, good lodging resist ance and tolerance to the herbicide glyphosate. It was developed by the Ridgetown Campus, University of Guelph, and is adapted to the 2800–3000 CHU areas of Ontario. RCAT MatRix was issued registration number 6000 on 2005 Nov. 01 by the Variety Registration Office, Plant Production Division of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Key words: Soybean, cultivar description

Taxonomy of the genusMyrionora, with a second species from South America

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdeněk PALICE ◽  
Christian PRINTZEN ◽  
Toby SPRIBILLE ◽  
Måns SVENSSON ◽  
Tor TØNSBERG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South America ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Deciduous Trees ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Trees And Shrubs

AbstractA taxonomic and biogeographic overview of the genusMyrionorais provided. Two species are recognized,M. albidula(Willey) R. C. Harris andM. pseudocyphellariae(Etayo) S. Ekman & Palice comb. nov. The genus is characterized by polysporous asci, the presence of crystals in the hymenium and proper exciple that partly consist of lobaric acid, and a photobiont with large cells (mostly in the range 12–20 µm).Myrionora albidulais currently known from Germany, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation (Altayskiy Kray, Chelyabinskaya Oblast', Khabarovskiy Kray and Zabaykal'skiy Kray), and the United States (Alaska, Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts). It inhabits bark of deciduous trees and shrubs and conifers over a wide range of latitudes.Myrionora pseudocyphellariaeis known from Chile and Ecuador, where it has been encountered on lichens and decaying bark. Based on morphological characteristics, we conclude thatMyrionorabelongs in theRamalinaceae.

Movements of Two Rabid Raccoons, Procyon lotor, in Eastern Ontario

2005 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick Rosatte ◽  
Mike Allan ◽  
Rob Warren ◽  
Peter Neave ◽  
Todd Babin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Female ◽  
Procyon Lotor ◽  
Control Program ◽  
The Other ◽  
Juvenile Male ◽  
Inspection Agency ◽  
Rabies Control ◽  
Facial Area ◽  
Canadian Food Inspection Agency ◽  
Initial Capture

An adult female Raccoon Procyon lotor was captured about 3 km north of Mallorytown, Ontario, on 27 August 2004, as part of a government rabies control program. The animal was vaccinated against rabies, ear-tagged and released, and recaptured the next day 1.7 km south of the initial capture location. Upon recapture, the Raccoon had porcupine quills in its facial area and seemed agitated and was submitted for rabies testing. It was confirmed as rabies positive on 31 August 2004, by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Similarly, a juvenile male raccoon was captured, ear-tagged, vaccinated, and released near Junetown, Ontario (about 4 km NW of the other rabid Raccoon) on 5 September 2004. It was found dying in a residential window well on 22 September 2004, 700 meters from the original capture location. It was diagnosed as rabid on 23 September 2004.

scholarly journals Afforestation Motivations of Private Landowners: An Examination of Hardwood Tree Plantings in Indiana

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Ross-Davis ◽  
Shorna R. Broussard ◽  
Douglass F. Jacobs ◽  
Anthony S. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Seedling Survival ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Plantation Establishment ◽  
Cost Share ◽  
Establishment Success ◽  
Forest Region ◽  
Hardwood Tree ◽  
Nipf Owners ◽  
Private Forestland

Abstract While a number of studies have investigated the objectives and characteristics of nonindus-trial private forestland (NIPF) owners as they relate to afforestation and reforestation decisions, very few studies have addressed these among NIPF owners in the Central Hardwood Forest Region of the United States, and even fewer have linked these to plantation establishment success. This article reports on such an examination in Indiana. Landowners were found to value their land for the privacy it provides, as a place of residence, and as a legacy for future generations. They afforested primarily to provide for future generations, to supply food and habitat for wildlife, and to conserve the natural environment. Seedling survival was lowest on sites owned by individuals who did not value their land as a legacy for future generations. Many NIPF owners are engaging in requisite behaviors to ensure plantation establishment success. The results of this study are discussed in terms of their importance as indicators of the influence of cost-share programs and the insight they provide into potential target areas for future programs.North. J. Appl. For. 22(3):149 –153.

scholarly journals Exotic bark- and wood-boring Coleoptera in the United States: recent establishments and interceptions

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A Haack
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Bark Beetles ◽  
The United States ◽  
Agrilus Planipennis ◽  
Xyleborus Glabratus ◽  
Inspection Service ◽  
Phoracantha Recurva ◽  
Wood Boring ◽  
Summary Data ◽  
Hylurgops Palliatus

Summary data are given for the 25 new species of exotic bark- and wood-boring Coleoptera first reported in the continental United States between 1985 and 2005, including 2 Buprestidae (Agrilus planipennis and Agrilus prionurus), 5 Cerambycidae (Anoplophora glabripennis, Callidiellum rufipenne, Phoracantha recurva, Sybra alternans, and Tetrops praeusta), and 18 Scolytidae (Ambrosiodmus lewisi, Euwallacea fornicatus, Hylastes opacus, Hylurgops palliatus, Hylurgus ligniperda, Orthotomicus erosus, Phloeosinus armatus, Pityogenes bidentatus, Scolytus schevyrewi, Tomicus piniperda, Xyleborinus alni, Xyleborus atratus, Xyleborus glabratus, Xyleborus pelliculosus, Xyleborus pfeilii, Xyleborus seriatus, Xyleborus similis, and Xylosandrus mutilatus). In addition, summary interception data are presented for the wood-associated beetles in the families Bostrichidae, Buprestidae, Cerambycidae, Curculionidae, Lyctidae, Platypodidae, and Scolytidae, based on the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service "Port Information Network" database for plant pests intercepted at US ports of entry from 1985 to 2000. Wood-associated insects were most often intercepted on crating, followed by dunnage and pallets. The five imported products most often associated with these 8341 interceptions were tiles, machinery, marble, steel, and ironware. A significantly higher proportion of the most frequently intercepted true bark beetles have become established in the United States compared with the less frequently intercepted species.

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