emerald ash borer
(Agrilus planipennis)
This species is Introduced in the United States
Major Hosts:
Ash with an occasional host of white fringetree
Key Features:
Insect: The adult borer is a dark metallic green, ½ inch long. The larvae are a cream flat tapeworm-like with bell shaped segments up to 1 inch in length
Damage: crown decline; wood pecker activity including bark chips at base of tree, D-shaped exit holes in bark, serpentine shaped galleries under bark from phloem larvae feeding and epicormic sprouting at base of tree.
Control/Management:
Individual trees or specimen trees in a landscape may be treated with systemic insecticides but it’s not economical to treat woodland trees.
Indicator Plants / Insect Activity:
Ash with an occasional host of white fringetree
Key Features:
Insect: The adult borer is a dark metallic green, ½ inch long. The larvae are a cream flat tapeworm-like with bell shaped segments up to 1 inch in length
Damage: crown decline; wood pecker activity including bark chips at base of tree, D-shaped exit holes in bark, serpentine shaped galleries under bark from phloem larvae feeding and epicormic sprouting at base of tree.
Control/Management:
Individual trees or specimen trees in a landscape may be treated with systemic insecticides but it’s not economical to treat woodland trees.
Indicator Plants / Insect Activity:
- Full bloom of black locust 548 GD
- Adult emergence 550 GD
Resources
- Pest Alert - USDA Forest Service
- Misc. Forest Service Publication - USDA Forest Service
- Emerald Ash Borer: Research and Technology Development Meeting 2004 - USDA Forest Service
- Fact Sheet - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Emerald Ash Borer Home Page - USDA Forest Service
- North American Distribution Map 2004 - USDA Forest Service
- Native Range in Asia - USDA Forest Service
- National Emerald Ash Borer Information – USDA Forest Service -
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Invasive Listing Sources
- Delaware Invasive Species Council Invasive Species List
- Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
- Idaho Invasive Species Act
- Invasive Species of Concern in Georgia
- Iowa Tree Pests
- Maryland Invasive Species Council - Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland
- Michigan’s Prohibited and Restricted Species
- National Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Target Species
- National Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Target Species - 2015
- New Hampshire Prohibited Invasive Species
- New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team 2017 Invasive Species List
- New York Regulated and Prohibited Invasive Species - Prohibited
- North American Forest Commission Exotic Forest Pest Information System
- Ontario’s Invading Species Awareness Program Tracked Species List
- South Carolina Plant Pest List
- Virginia Invasive Species Management Plan 2012
- West Virginia Invasive Species Strategic Plan and Volunteer Guidelines 2014
- Wisconsin's Invasive species rule – NR 40
Taxonomic Rank
| Domain: Eukarya |
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Order: Coleoptera |
| Suborder: Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: Buprestoidea |
| Family: Buprestidae |
| Subfamily: Agrilinae |
| Tribe: Agrilini |
| Genus: Agrilus |
| Agrilus planipennis |
References
Common Name Reference: Web Search - http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/A/Agrilus_planipennis/
Scientific Name Reference: BioLib - http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id728412/