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20 June 2023 Postrelease assessment of Oobius agrili (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) establishment and persistence in Michigan and the Northeastern United States
Nicole F. Quinn, Toby R. Petrice, Jonathan M. Schmude, Therese M. Poland, Leah S. Bauer, Claire E. Rutlege, Roy G. Van Driesche, Joseph S. Elkinton, Jian J. Duan
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Abstract

The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), is an invasive woodboring pest of ash trees (Fraxinus sp.) in North America. Among the Asiatic parasitoids being released for the management of EAB in North America, Oobius agrili Zhang and Huang (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is the only EAB egg parasitoid. To date, more than 2.5 million O. agrili have been released in North America; however, few studies have examined its success as a biological control agent of EAB. We conducted studies to assess O. agrili establishment, persistence, spread, and EAB egg parasitism rates in Michigan at the earliest release sites (2007–2010), as well as at more recent release sites (2015–2016) in 3 Northeastern United States (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York). In both regions, we documented successful O. agrili establishment at all but one release site. In Michigan, O. agrili has persisted at release sites for over a decade and spread to all control sites located 0.6–3.8 km from release sites. Overall, EAB egg parasitism ranged from 1.5% to 51.2% (mean of 21.4%) during 2016–2020 in Michigan and from 2.6% to 29.2% (mean of 16.1%) during 2018–2020 in the Northeastern states. Future research efforts should focus on factors affecting the spatiotemporal variation in EAB egg parasitism rates by O. agrili, as well as its potential range in North America.

Nicole F. Quinn, Toby R. Petrice, Jonathan M. Schmude, Therese M. Poland, Leah S. Bauer, Claire E. Rutlege, Roy G. Van Driesche, Joseph S. Elkinton, and Jian J. Duan "Postrelease assessment of Oobius agrili (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) establishment and persistence in Michigan and the Northeastern United States," Journal of Economic Entomology 116(4), 1165-1170, (20 June 2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad120
Received: 19 April 2023; Accepted: 12 June 2023; Published: 20 June 2023
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biological control
invasive species
parasitoid
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