Agrilus planipennis(AGRLPL)
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Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, 1888
Courtesy: Alexander Petrov
Old galleries of Agrilus planipennis on a dead tree
Courtesy: Muriel Suffert (EPPO)
Exit hole (Ottawa, June 2010)
Courtesy: Jean-François Germain - Plant Health Laboratory, Montpellier (FR)
Adult (Ottawa, June 2010)
Courtesy: Jean-François Germain - Plant Health Laboratory, Montpellier (FR)
Exit hole and adult (Ottawa, June 2010)
Courtesy: Jean-François Germain - Plant Health Laboratory, Montpellier (FR)
Exit holes (Ottawa, June 2010)
Courtesy: Jean-François Germain - Plant Health Laboratory, Montpellier (FR)
Exit hole of Agrilus planipennis
Courtesy: Muriel Suffert (EPPO)
The loss of foliage caused by beetle feeding can be remarkable
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
EAB is strong flier. During the flight, the contrast purple abdomen is exposed.
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
First year of infestation by EAB
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Nymph of the spined soldier bug (Podisus maculiventris) found in EAB an easy prey
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
EAB attack begins in the crown
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
EAB kills infested tree within 1-3 years
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
The name "Ash Lane" on Experimental Farm in Ottawa has no sense anymore ...
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Epicormic branches are symptomatic for EAB infestation
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Head is retracted into 3 segmented thorax. The rest of the body is 10 segmented abdomen
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Beetles are lured by color and later also by glued specimens
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Except for exit holes, an attack is indicated by cracks and changes in bark color
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Flat and broad larva hatches from egg
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
The three-sided green sticky prism traps are widely used for prediction and monitoring of EAB
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Exit holes are reliable symptom of attack.
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Mature larva is 25-35 mm long
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Characteristic D-shape exit holes are distinctive for all Agrilus species
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Females are well camouflaged on the bark
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Ottawa, September 2012. The first symptoms of infestation. Untimely yellowing and thinning of foliage caused by larval activity
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Remnant of emerging EAB - some adults fail to get out
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Egs are laid by a long mebraneous telescoping ovipositor allowing precise oviposition deep into bark crevices
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Larva of all Agrilus species is distinctive by abdominal apical pair of serrate styles
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Oviposition occurs in the later part of warm, sunny days. Females lay egs in the obscure places in the bark.
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
During the mating, the male is hooked on the female by first two pairs of legs ...
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
After several days of feeding on ash foliage, adults are ready to mate
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Mature larva pupates in the pupal chamber, adult beetle emerges through exit hole
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Larval S-shaped, frass-filled tunnels are visible on inner bark and outer sapwood
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Damage caused by larval activity to still living tree
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Damage caused by larval activity
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Larva bores flat tunnels throughout the bast and outer sapwood
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
The spined soldier bug (Podisus maculiventris) is a generalist predator with a broad host range. This is the first proof it attacks also EAB
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is a striking beetle native in East Asia
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Ash borer moth (Podosesia syringae) loves weakened ashes. Its presence may indicate A. planipennis infestation
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Resting and feeding beetles are inconspicious due to their color
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Male is using its exserted sclerotized genital at copulation
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
To reach sexual maturity, both sexes feed on the ash foliage. This type of leaf damage is defined as "margin feeding". Feeding is often accompanied by characteristic droppings
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
Eggs under ribbon P1010076
Courtesy: Deborah L. Miller
Green prism trap used for monitoring Agrilus planipennis, Toronto (Canada)
Courtesy: Dominic Eyre
A larva of A. planipennis, Coll. by Yu.N. Baranchikov, Tombov, Russia, 2017
Courtesy: Natalia Kirichenko (Sukachev Institute of Forest, SB RAS, RU)
The adult of EAB occurs in June - July
Courtesy: Eduard Jendek
An adult of A. planipennis, Coll. by Yu.N. Baranchikov, Tombov, Russia, 2017
Courtesy: Natalia Kirichenko (Sukachev Institute of Forest, SB RAS, RU)
Galleries of Agrilus planipennis.
Courtesy: Daniel A. Herms, The Ohio State University (US).
Larva of Agrilus planipennis and frass.
Courtesy: Daniel A. Herms, The Ohio State University (US).
Same ash lined street after infestation by Agrilus planipennis.
Courtesy: Daniel A. Herms, The Ohio State University (US).
Galleries of Agrilus planipennis.
Courtesy: Daniel A. Herms, The Ohio State University (US).
Healthy ash lined street before infestation by Agrilus planipennis.
Courtesy: Daniel A. Herms, The Ohio State University (US).
Adult Agrilus planipennis.
Courtesy: Daniel A. Herms, The Ohio State University (US).