FACTORS INFLUENCING IMPACT OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS OF THE EMERALD ASH BORER

FACTORS INFLUENCING IMPACT OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS OF THE EMERALD ASH BORER

Agrilus planipennis, the emerald ash borer (EAB), is a destructive invasive forest pest decimating North American ash trees. Population-wide management of EAB focuses on biological control, with the introduction of four parasitic wasps; one egg parasitoid, Oobius agrili and three larval parasitoids-...

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Main Author: Murphy, Theresa
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2017
Subjects:
Mortality agents
density-dependence
bark thickness
oviposition
parasitoids
woodpeckers
Biology
Entomology
Forest Biology
Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/479
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1505&context=masters_theses_2

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