Feeding and Development of Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) on Cultivated Olive, Olea europaea

We examined the suitability of cultivated olive, Olea europaea L., as a host for emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire. In a bioassay using cut stems from a field-grown olive tree (cv. ‘Manzanilla') we found that 45% of larvae that had emerged from eggs used to inoculate stems, were...

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Published inJournal of economic entomology Vol. 110; no. 4; pp. 1935 - 1937
Main Authors Cipollini, Don, Rigsby, Chad M, Peterson, Donnie L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Entomological Society of America 01.08.2017
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Adults
Animal Feed - analysis
Animals
Bioassays
Buprestidae
Coleoptera - growth & development
Coleoptera - physiology
Eggs
Feeding Behavior
Fruit trees
Herbivory
host range
Insect Control - methods
Olea
Olea - growth & development
Olea europaea
Oleaceae
olive
Overwintering
Plant Stems - growth & development
Prepupae
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Trees
Buprestidae
Oleaceae
olive
host range
Olea
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Summary:We examined the suitability of cultivated olive, Olea europaea L., as a host for emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire. In a bioassay using cut stems from a field-grown olive tree (cv. ‘Manzanilla') we found that 45% of larvae that had emerged from eggs used to inoculate stems, were recovered alive, many as larvae or prepupae, during periodic debarking of a subset of stems. Three intact stems that 19 larvae successfully entered were exposed to a simulated overwintering treatment. Four live adults emerged afterwards, and an additional pupa and several prepupae were discovered after debarking these stems. Cultivated olive joins white fringetree as one of the two species outside of the genus Fraxinus capable of supporting the development of emerald ash borer from neonate to adult.
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ISSN:0022-0493
1938-291X
DOI:10.1093/jee/tox139