Manipulating spread and predicting dispersal of isolated emerald ash borer populations

Nathan W. Siegert; Rodrigo J. Mercader; Deborah G. McCullough; Andrew M. Liebhold; Therese M. Poland; Robert L. Heyd

Manipulating spread and predicting dispersal of isolated emerald ash borer populations

Informally Refereed

Authors:	Nathan W. Siegert, Rodrigo J. Mercader, Deborah G. McCullough, Andrew M. Liebhold, Therese M. Poland, Robert L. Heyd
Year:	2009
Type:	Other
Station:	Northern Research Station
Source:	In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. Proceedings. 20th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2009; 2009 January 13-16; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-51. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 54-55.

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Abstract

The ability to manipulate the spread of an invasive species could potentially be integrated into an effective management strategy to delay dispersal to uninfested areas while concentrating the population in an area where suppression activities could be applied. Here we examined the influence of clusters of girdled ash trees on the spread of isolated emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), populations in forested areas.

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Proceedings. 20th U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2009

Citation

Siegert, Nathan W.; Mercader, Rodrigo J.; McCullough, Deborah G.; Liebhold, Andrew M.; et al. 2009. Manipulating spread and predicting dispersal of isolated emerald ash borer populations. In McManus, K.A.; Gottschalk K.W.; eds. Proceedings, 20th U.S. Department of Agriculture Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species 2009; 2009 January 13-16; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-51. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 54-55. Abstract.