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Biosurveillance: using native wasps to find emerald ash borers

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Abstract

Successful management and mitigation of any invasive pest species depends on early detection tools. The emerald ash borer (EAB) (Argilus planipennis Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) has already gained a substantial foothold in eastern North America and is having a profound effect on the region's ash-dominated forests. A native ground-nesting wasp, Cerceris fumipennis Say (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae), could prove to be a practical solution for this EAB detection problem.

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Citation

Careless,Philip; Marshall,Steve; Gill, Bruce; Otis, Gard. 2009. Biosurveillance: using native wasps to find emerald ash borers
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/34333