Colonization of Three Maple Species by Asian Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, in Two Mixed-Hardwood Forest Stands
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Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 271 Mast Rd., Durham, NH 03824, USA
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Otis Laboratory, Center for Plant Health Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1398 W. Truck Rd., Buzzards Bay, MA 02452, USA
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Insects 2014, 5(1), 105-119; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects5010105
Received: 7 November 2013 / Revised: 13 December 2013 / Accepted: 16 December 2013 / Published: 31 December 2013
Abstract
Asian longhorned beetle (ALB), Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky), is an invasive insect that has successfully established multiple times in North America. To investigate host colonization and reproductive success (exit holes/eggs), two ALB infested forest stands were sampled in central Massachusetts, USA. Infested Acer platanoides L., Acer rubrum L., and Acer saccharum Marsh. were felled, bucked into 1 m sections and dissected to determine indications of ALB infestations, such as presence of life stages or signs of damage on trees. ALB damage was also aged on a subset of trees to determine the earliest attacks on the three Acer species. In one stand, ALB oviposition was significantly higher on the native A. rubrum and A. saccharum than the exotic A. platanoides. In the second stand, ALB oviposition was significantly higher and cumulative reproductive success was higher on A. rubrum than A. platanoides or A. saccharum. An A. saccharum had the earliest signs of attack that occurred in 2006. Acer rubrum (2007) and A. platanoides (2010) were colonized shortly thereafter. Overall, ALB was more successful in A. rubrum, where adults emerged from 53% and 64% of trees in each stand, compared to A. platanoides (11% and 18%) or A. saccharum (14% and 9%). View Full-TextKeywords:
host suitability; Cerambycidae; Acer; host selection; invasive species
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Dodds, K.J.; Hull-Sanders, H.M.; Siegert, N.W.; Bohne, M.J. Colonization of Three Maple Species by Asian Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis, in Two Mixed-Hardwood Forest Stands. Insects 2014, 5, 105-119.