Acta Entomologica Sinica (2004) 47, 679-685

Xia Wei, Dick Reardon, Yun Wu and Jiang-Hua Sun (2004)
Emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera Buprestidae), in China: a review and distribution survey
Acta Entomologica Sinica 47 (5), 679-685
Abstract: The emerald ash borer (EAB) , Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire ( Coleoptera: Buprestidae) , is an exotic forest pest recently discovered in North America, with the infestation centered in Michigan (United States) and Ontario (Canada). A recent pest risk assessment concluded that this new pest could spread throughout the range of ash trees in North America, and pose a serious threat to all 16 species of ash growing in the region. Many ash species are important as timber, ornamental species, and as, a source of food for wildlife. This beetle is native to Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and the Russian Far East. We conducted a literature review on the distribution of this beetle in China and other Asian countries, and preliminary field surveys on its distribution and damage in the northeastern provinces of China. These reviews revealed that this beetle is present in Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Jilin provinces. EAB has also been reported in Tianjin city, Shandong and Hebei provinces, and Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia autonomous regions in China, but its distribution is not uniform, occurring mainly on a stand-by-stand basis. Information on biology and ecology of this beetle is very limited. Several ash species in the genus Fraxinus in China were attacked.
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Database assignments for author(s): Jiang-Hua Sun

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
review
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Agrilus planipennis		Canada (east)
	Agrilus planipennis		Japan
	Agrilus planipennis		Korea-South
	Agrilus planipennis		U.S.A. (NE)
	Agrilus planipennis		Russia (E Asia)
	Agrilus planipennis		China (NW)
	Agrilus planipennis	Ash (Fraxinus)	China (NE)