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Host selection by Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae): inferences from sticky-band trapping

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

D. Barry Lyons ,
Peter de Groot ,
Gene C. Jones  and
Roger Scharbach
D. Barry Lyons*
Affiliation:
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada P6A 2E5
Peter de Groot
Affiliation:
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada P6A 2E5
Gene C. Jones
Affiliation:
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada P6A 2E5
Roger Scharbach
Affiliation:
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada P6A 2E5
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: blyons@nrcan.gc.ca).
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Abstract

Sticky-band trapping experiments were undertaken in 2003–2006 to examine the host-seeking behaviour of the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, in woodlots in southwestern Ontario, Canada. The female proportion of A. plannipennis emerging from host logs ranged from 0.414 to 0.582. Landings on sticky-band traps varied more with the female proportion, ranging from 0.392 to 0.889, with the majority in the upper range, suggesting behavioural differences between the sexes. Correlations between landing density and tree size measured as diameter at breast height were positive or showed no relationship. In some locations more beetles were captured on the south side of the tree than on the north side; however, there was no difference between these cardinal directions at other locations. Numbers of captured beetles were never significantly greater on the north side of boles. We observed greater landing densities of adults of both sexes on traps on trees along the edges of woodlots than on trees within the woodlots. When given a choice under natural conditions, beetles landed almost exclusively on host trees (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. (Oleaceae)) rather than on other common trees species (Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch (Juglandaceae), Tilia americana L. (Tiliaceae), and species of Acer L. (Aceraceae)) found in the same woodlots. Our data suggest that A. planipennis make host-selection decisions while in flight rather than landing randomly. Implications for monitoring A. plannipennis using sticky-band traps and understanding its host-seeking behaviour are discussed.

Résumé

En 2003 – 2006, nous avons mené des expériences de capture à l’aide de pièges à bandes collantes afin d’étudier le comportement de recherche de l’hôte chez l’agrile du frêne, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, dans des terres boisées du sud-ouest de l’Ontario, Canada. La proportion de femelles d’A. planipennis qui émergent des billes de l’hôte varie de 0,414 à 0,582. La proportion de femelles qui se posent sur les pièges à bandes collantes est plus variable et va de 0,392 à 0,889; dans la majorité des cas, elle se situe dans la région supérieure de cette gamme de valeurs, ce qui laisse croire à des différences de comportement entre les sexes. Les corrélations entre la densité d’insectes qui se posent et la taille des arbres, déterminée par le diamètre à hauteur de poitrine, sont ou bien positives ou nulles. Dans certains sites, plus de coléoptères ont été récoltés du côté sud des arbres que du côté nord; ailleurs, il n’y a pas de différence en fonction des points cardinaux. Les nombres de coléoptères capturés ne sont jamais significativement supérieurs du côté nord des troncs. Les densités des adultes des deux sexes qui se posent sur les pièges dans les arbres en orée sont plus grandes que sur les arbres à l’intérieur des terres boisées. Lorsqu’ils ont le choix en conditions naturelles, les coléoptères se posent presque exclusivement sur les arbres hôtes (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. (Oleaceae), plutôt que sur les autres espèces communes d’arbres (Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch (Juglandaceae), Tilia americana L. (Tiliaceae) et d’érables Acer L. (Aceraceae) trouvées dans les mêmes terres boisées. Nos données laissent croire que les A. planipennis font la sélection de leur hôte pendant le vol plutôt que de se poser au hasard. Nous discutons des implications de nos résultats sur la surveillance d’A. planipennis à l’aide de pièges à bandes collantes et sur la compréhension de son comportement de recherche d’hôte.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 141 , Issue 1 , February 2009 , pp. 40 - 52
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2009

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