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June 28, 2022
The Canadian Council on Invasive Species (CCIS) gave a short presentation of the top 10 invasive species already in Canada or that could come to Canada from south of our border and that we therefore should be on the alert for.
The top 10 invasive species were as follows:
Asian long-horned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis
Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula
Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia
Emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis
Hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae
Brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys
Dutch elm disease, Ophiostoma ulmi and Ophiostoma novo-ulmi
Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica
Spongy moth (also LDD moth; previously gypsy moth), Lymantria dispar dispar
Lily leaf beetle, Lilioceris lilii
I have definitely seen at least three of these species and/or the damage they have done, specifically 4, 8, and 9.
You can help by reporting these species through, for example, iNaturalist. CCIS has their own project on iNaturalist, titled “I Spy and Identify Invasives / Je vois, J’identifie les espèces envahissantes”, which you can join: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/i-spy-and-identify-invasives-je-vois-j-identifie-les-especes-envahissantes. The CCIS also has a whole webpage on how and where to report: https://canadainvasives.ca/take-action/report/.
#wildflowers of southern ontario#invasive species#canada#Canadian Council on Invasive Species#inaturalist#Asian long-horned beetle#Anoplophora glabripennis#Spotted lanternfly#Lycorma delicatula#Asian giant hornet#Vespa mandarinia#Emerald ash borer#Agrilus planipennis#Hemlock woolly adelgid#Adelges tsugae#Brown marmorated stink bug#Halyomorpha halys#Dutch elm disease#Ophiostoma ulmi#Ophiostoma novo-ulmi#Japanese beetle#Popillia japonica#Spongy moth#LDD moth#Lymantria dispar#Lymantria dispar dispar#Lily leaf beetle#Lilioceris lilii
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Anoplophora glabripennis. I am fairly sure this is an Asian longhorn beetle. Colorado, 2015.
#original photographers#original photography on tumblr#nature photography#forest#bugs#longhorn beetle#insects#invasive species
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Citrus Longhorn Beetle - Anoplophora chinensis
We return to lovely Sunrise Peak in South Korea to have another look at this starry-night shelled specimen. From the initial batch sent to me, there were extra images leftover for another post, but 4 years is a long time for an update! Previously, I gushed over this find, so this post will examine more facts. The first thing I'd like to clarify is the size of this Longhorn Beetle as the images make it appear giant! The wooden beam it travels on isn't a massive rail. In actuality, specimens have been measured fall in the range of 20 - 40mm (2-4cm) long. Like their distant cousins, the red Milkweed Beetle, females tend to be larger than the males. That's just talking about body size; if antenna length was included, these insects became much longer, but in different ways. Female Citrus Longhorn antennae is just slightly longer than the length of the body, while males have antennae that are 1.5 times as long as their body (or longer)! Given the antennae length, it's likely that the individual in these pictures is a female Longhorn. In addition, the tip of the abdomen appears to be more rounded compared a male's narrowing abdomen, but I'm not relying on that as a whole since the wingcase position (having recently been opened) makes abdomen examination difficult. Secondly, all this talk about size only applies to the adults, as the larvae can get much longer, larger and heavier.
They're soft-bodied and lack some of the more sophisticated structures that the adults have, such as wings and long antennae, so they can afford it until pupation. Whichever tree specie the eggs are laid inside, the larvae begin to feed beneath the bark on the tree's pith and tissues near the base. Feeding there also allows access to tree's roots which the larvae may also feed on using gnawing mandibles. Since the larvae dwell in the bottom of the tree, feeding will eventually translate to the whole tree as nutrients are cut off and their innards become damaged and prone to arboreal diseases. What makes them so notorious as pests is that damage done tends to be invisible until the tree's health begins to deteriorate or the adult emerges from the tree, leaving behind an escape hole appears as if it was perfectly drilled from the inside. Since they can remain undetected without close inspection of trees and wood products, it's no wonder that human transport has accidentally introduced them to Europe and North America where efforts aim to contain or eradicate them. It's a shame that the larvae swarm and feed so voraciously since the adult Beetle is so ornate and eye-catching.
Furthermore, the adults only eat leaves and nibble at the outer parts of the tree. Though beautiful, we need to monitor for them and manage them carefully to prevent critical damage to trees and forest, similar to its close relative (recently eradicated in Ontario), the Asian Longhorn Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis). We would be hard-pressed to naturalize them in a manner like the White Spruce Sawyer Beetle, especially since the latter feeds on dead wood, while the Citrus Longhorn feeds on fresh tree innards. It seems so easy at first given how similar the two species appear to each other, but it's often the details that are important with introduced species. To conclude on the subject of details, North American bug hunters should be extra observant not to confuse the White Spruce Sawyer for the Citrus Longhorn. Though both share dark-colored bodies, pronotum side-spikes and long antennae, the latter will always be more robust in shape, have a spotted wingcase and ringed antennae. If you can get close enough to the front of the wingcase, examine carefully for the presence of 2 small white tubercular structures (one on each wingcase) as these are distinctive to the Citrus Longhorn, and aren't found on the Asian Longhorn.
Pictures were taken on July 21, 2019 in South Korea with a Google Pixel. And with that, every successfully identified insect from the yearlong Asia trip has been posted! You've been amazing, my dearest Sarali! Thank you for sharing your amazing, life-changing voyage with me, and for all of these lovely creatures! Godspeed to all your future endeavors and dreams!
#jonny’s insect catalogue#asia insect#beetle#citrus longhorn beetle#longhorn beetle#insect#coleoptera#south korea#korea#july2019#2019#nature#entomology#invertebrates
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Quelles sont les 5 pires espèces d’insectes invasifs qui menacent l’Europe ? Réponse en vidéo !
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Aujourd'hui, je te présente mon TOP 5 des espèces d’insectes qu’il faut absolument empêcher d'entrer en Europe
- le scarabée japonais Popillia japonica,
- la légionnaire d’automne Spodoptera frugiperda.
- l’agrile du frêne Agrilus planipennis
- le capricorne asiatique Anoplophora glabripennis
- la mouche orientale des fruits Bactrocera dorsalis
Les 5 PIRES espèces d’insectes invasifs pour l’Europe
Science bestiale, 3 mars 2024
"Je m'appelle François Verheggen, je suis professeur d'entomologie et j'évalue régulièrement les risques posés par les espèces exotiques envahissantes.
Dans cette vidéo, je vais te parler d’espèces invasives. Ce sont ces êtres vivants qui sont introduits et qui s’installent dans un nouvel habitat, et dont la prolifération y provoque des dégâts.
L’Europe a dressé une liste d’espèces prioritaires. Ce sont 20 espèces vivantes, que l’on appelle espèce de quarantaine, car elles sont absentes d’Europe, et dont l'établissement pourrait avoir des conséquences dramatiques."
Santé des végétaux : 20 organismes de quarantaine dans l'UE https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/fr/IP_19_5981
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via François Verheggen sur LinkedIn, 03.03.2024
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İsviçre'de uzun boynuzlu Asya böceği istilası tespit edildi
🇨🇭SESİ- İsviçre'de ağaçlara ve ormanlara büyük zarar veren uzun boynuzlu Asya böceklerinin büyük bir istilası rapor edildi.
İsviçreli yetkililer, Ağustos ayında Luzern kantonundaki Zell'de uzun boynuzlu Asya böceklerinin istila ettiği çok sayıda ağaç bulunduğunu söyledi. Federal Çevre Dairesi, yaklaşık 180 ağacın kesildiğini ve bunlardan 75'inin istila edildiğini belirtti.
Zell vakası olarak bildirilen beşinci Asya uzun boynuzlu böcek salgını, "İsviçre'deki en büyüklerden biri" denildi. Çevre ofisi, ilk analizlere göre böceğin bu bölgeye gelişinin en az altı yıl öncesine dayandığını söyledi. Böcekler genellikle Asya'dan ahşap yapı malzemesi ambalajlarıyla geliyor.
İNSANLAR İÇİN TEHLİKELİ DEĞİL
Asya uzun boynuzlu böceği ( Anoplophora glabripennis ), özellikle tehlikeli bir haşere olarak sınıflandırılan, Asya'ya özgü istilacı bir türdür. Esas olarak ormanlar için bir tehdittir. İnsanlar ve hayvanlar için tehlike oluşturmaz. Küçük ışık benekli ve uzun antenli siyah böcek yaklaşık 2,5-3,5 santimetre uzunluğundadır. Çalılara ve akçaağaç, huş, at kestanesi veya söğüt ağaçlarına saldırır.
Çevre ofisi halkı istilanın yayılmasını önlemek amacıyla böceğin izlerini veya örneklerini yetkililere bildirmeye çağırdı.
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Lotta alla Popillia Jonica: la Regione Piemonte apre un bando da 813mila euro
Lotta alla Popillia Jonica: la Regione Piemonte apre un bando da 813mila euro
di Redazione Piemonte
L’Assessorato all’Agricoltura della Regione Piemonte ha aperto il bando regionale 2022 a sostegno delle aziende vivaistiche piemontesi che intendono richiedere contributi per l’acquisto di reti anti insetto e dispositivi analoghi finalizzati a contrastare la diffusione di Popillia japonica N. e Anoplophora glabripennis, gli organismi nocivi che colpiscono i vivai in…
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Bug of the Day
Sometimes I get to make cool things at work :-)
#sticker#stickers#ALB#asian longhorned beetle#longhorned beetle#beetle#Coleoptera#Cerambycidae#Anoplophora glabripennis#Anoplophora
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Asian long-horned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)
The Asian long-horned beetle s native to eastern China, Japan, and Korea. This species has now been accidentally introduced into the United States, where it was first discovered in 1996, as well as Canada, and several countries in Europe, including Austria, France, Germany, Italy and UK. This beetle is believed to have been spread from Asia in solid wood packaging material. In its native range, A. glabripennis primarily infest trees maple, poplar, willow, and elm. Due to high tree mortality caused by larval feeding outside its native range, A. glabripennis can change both forest and urban ecosystems.
photo credits: wiki, Pudding4brains
#Asian long-horned beetle#beetle#Anoplophora glabripennis#zoology#biology#biodiversity#science#wildlife#nature#animals#cool critters
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/post/617602806549020672/who-might-this-fellow-from-europe-be-it-was-more sorry about not specifying, the fellow is from milan! 😊 but i did look up longhorn beetles and it seems like they’re a problem there. could it really be a cause of concern?
Thank you for linking the post! So it looks to me to be the longhorn beetle Morimus asper, which is not invasive in Italy. The one that’s causing problems in Italy seems to be the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis. They look like this:
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8 Common Species of Ambrosia Beetle and How to Control them
Ambrosia beetles are a type of woodboring beetle that infests and feeds on trees. There are many different species of ambrosia beetle, but they all share the same general life cycle and damage trees in similar ways.
The first step in controlling ambrosia beetles is to correctly identify the species infesting your trees. Once you know what kind of beetle you're dealing with, you can develop a treatment plan specifically for that species.
Here are eight common ambrosia beetle species and how to control ambrosia beetle infestation:
1. Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Xyleborus glabratus)
The redbay ambrosia beetle is native to Asia but has been accidentally introduced to the southeastern United States, where it has caused extensive damage to redbay trees. This beetle bores into the bark of redbay trees and releases a fungus that clogs the tree's vascular system, causing it to wilt and die.
Adult beetles must be in the near region of aerial sprays to be managed, detection of adult beetles requires monitoring traps and/or surveying groves, and once adult beetles bore into the trees, contact with the trees is difficult to avoid. Insecticides are useless. The current guideline is to use permethrin on a regular basis. Beginning in early March, the trunk and large limbs up to about 10 feet above the ground will be pruned.
2. Laurel Wilt (Raffaelea lauricola)
Laurel wilt is a disease that is spread by the redbay ambrosia beetle. This disease affects all members of the laurel family, including avocados, bay trees, and sassafras. Laurel wilt causes the leaves of infested trees to turn brown and wilt, eventually killing the tree.
To control laurel wilt, you'll need to remove any infested trees and surrounding vegetation. You should also regularly inspect your property for signs of this disease and report any sightings to your local extension office.
3. Citrus Ambrosia Beetle (Xyleborus citri)
The citrus ambrosia beetle is native to Asia but has been accidentally introduced to Florida, where it has caused extensive damage to citrus trees. This beetle bores into the bark of citrus trees and releases a fungus that clogs the tree's vascular system, causing it to wilt and die.
Pyrethroid-containing sprays are efficient at keeping ambrosia beetles out of trees. When you know there are ambrosia beetles in the vicinity, use the spray according to the label directions. It's possible that you'll have to spray every two or three weeks.
4. Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)
The Asian longhorned beetle is native to Asia but has been accidentally introduced to the northeastern United States, where it has caused extensive damage to hardwood trees. This beetle bores into the bark of hardwood trees and feeds on the wood, eventually killing the tree.
Systemic insecticides can be applied to uninfested host trees in quarantine regions in the hopes of protecting them from infestation, or to treat trees that have already been infested. In eradication programmes, insecticides that are delivered through soil or injected directly into trees that have low mammalian toxicity and minimum non-target effects are recommended.
5. Eucalyptus Longhorned Beetle (Plectrodera scalator)
The eucalyptus longhorned beetle is native to Australia but has been accidentally introduced to California, where it has caused extensive damage to eucalyptus trees. This beetle bores into the bark of eucalyptus trees and feeds on the wood, eventually killing the tree.
Because stressed trees are more likely to be Eucalyptus Longhorned Beetle targets, it's critical to make sure plants have enough water. Apply a Tree Doctor Annual Care Kit for Eucalyptus in the spring or early summer to assist guarantee that a tree is healthy, as it contains the proper fertiliser and mycorrhizal treatment to promote the root system's functioning.
6. Pine Sawyer Beetle (Monochamus spp.)
Pine sawyer beetles are native to North America but can be found in other parts of the world, where they infest and kill pine trees. These beetles bore into the bark of pine trees and lay their eggs inside the tree. The larvae then feed on the wood of the tree, eventually killing it.
To control pine sawyer beetles, you'll need to remove any infested trees and surrounding vegetation. You should also regularly inspect your property for signs of these beetles and report any sightings to your local extension office.
7. Southern Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis)
The southern pine beetle is native to the southeastern United States but has been found in other parts of the country, where it has caused extensive damage to pine trees. This beetle bores into the bark of pine trees and lays its eggs inside the tree. The larvae then feed on the wood of the tree, eventually killing it.
When there is an active SPB infestation in the area, a pesticide can be sprayed on the trunks of landscape pines to protect them. Astro (permethrin) has a bark beetle control label. From the base of the crown down to the ground, the insecticide should be placed on dry bark to the point of runoff.
8. Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae)
The mountain pine beetle is native to the western United States but has been found in other parts of the country, where it has caused extensive damage to pine trees. This beetle bores into the bark of pine trees and lays its eggs inside the tree. The larvae then feed on the wood of the tree, eventually killing it.
Mountain pine beetle populations in small affected stands can be reduced with solar treatments. These treatments entail chopping down contaminated trees and piling chopped logs in a sunny place before covering them with clear plastic. The sun treatment of afflicted trees provides inappropriate circumstances for mountain pine beetle larvae to survive. Trap trees are used to catch newly emerged adult beetles. When the trap trees become infested with beetles, they are cut down and destroyed, generally in the fall or winter, while the bugs are still inside.
If you think you have an ambrosia beetle problem, please do not hesitate to contact us. We have a variety of solutions that can help control these pests and keep them from doing damage to your trees.
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@deoscuridad
“I would love to see... What it is to be one of them.” She means a bug. Aides stands over one of his drawings, her head cocked to look at it from an angle. One fingertip hovers just above the page, tracing the shape slowly in air. (She’d like to touch the paper itself, but that might be disrespectful.) Anoplophora glabripennis--the Asian long-horned beetle. “To know the world... Through their eyes. How they must understand it. How big it must seem. I try to see but I am only... Myself.” She looks toward Salazar, but not at him, not directly. “You must have... Sympathy for them, too? Insects.”
#deoscuridad#∴ the certainty of dust ( greek myth verse. )#bugs are like... one of her BIG special interests ghdsghdskghdskgh#so she was very Eyes Emoji at his work
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(Dicrurus paradiseus + Gato + Anoplophora glabripennis) = Dicratis
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Whitespotted Sawyer Beetle - Monochamus scutellatus
There it is, the final new insect specie from Caledon! It's among the largest of its family that I've had the privilege to see (and hold) in person. Things weren't looking good for initially as I found it floating in the pool, motionless, but I plucked it out of the water* and placed it onto dry land. This lucky Longhorn wasn't the only arthropod to be saved from the pool that day; there was a young Carolina Locust, a Backswimmer and a mother spider carrying dozens of spiderlings on her abdomen! The prospect of water can seem attractive to an insect until it falls in, or worse: an aquatic insect catches them as they struggle! Fortunately for all those arthropods, they all got to live another day, but I wasn't sure what would happen with this specimen. Fortunately, there was still life left in it and after some dry in the sun and on hot stones, it begun to move! Gently picking it up to be sure, I was overjoyed to see the Beetle begin to stir, regain its footing and slowly move again. All this is a testament to the design of the respiratory and circulatory systems insects and their efficiency/management of their gas exchange. Spiracles can be shut when things get difficult and oxygen can be conserved if metabolic energy and exertion is reduced.
In this situation, with escape by swimming, flying or landfall unlikely (but possible), the tracheae stay water free and breathing be can held off until conditions are favorable, but only up to a point. The cold water may have also helped this process along by slowing down the metabolism. However the factors lined up, with a gentle hand, this Beetle received a second chance to return to the forest and the many trees within it! The adults enjoy feeding on pine and spruce trees or similar conifers, and use those large mandibles (see Pictures 7 and 8) to get the job done. Though they appear fearsome, they are strictly vegetarians and deliver far less than a pinch when handled. The larvae of these Beetles also feed on conifer trees, but only by boring into the innards of dead or dying trees. Furthermore, there is a significant amount of the research attributed to the larvae becoming active after forest fires due to the presence of dead wood and a lack of competition for it. The adults do their best to set up those ideal feeding conditions by chewing openings into dying trees or fallen logs and depositing their eggs there. The rest is up to nature. However, there have to be fresh trees nearby to fit the dietary needs of the adults. If not, wings will carry them wherever their antennae sense adequate food.
Those are looooong antennae! They are easily two to two and a half times the length of the Beetle's body at full extension! Those antennae are prominent, and are useful for identifying this Beetle, but the first features you should look at for identification are the scutellum and the sides of the thorax. The former usually has a white color (like a spot) and the latter has a pointed spike on each side (see Picture 1). You may find specimens with faded white patterns on their shells too, but this is normal for this specie. What you want to be aware of (especially if found in Ontario) is if they have spotted wingcases and black and white ringed antennae, as those are key features of the Asian Longhorn Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), a similar looking invasive pest (for reference on this blog, see the Citrus Longhorn Beetle - A. chinensis - a close relative). While the Whitespotted Sawyer can also inflict damage to trees, it is native to North America and the ecosystem is well adapted to them. Though A. glabripennis is reported to be successfully eradicated in Toronto and Mississauga, treat any large similar-looking Longhorn with a bit of scrutiny. At the end of the day, this individual was alright; after 10-15 minutes in the sun and beginning to move again, it was placed on stones closer to the forest and allowed to go about it's way. It's likely after a few minutes more of warming up and shaking off any remaining water, it could fly back into the trees.
*Note: Treat any insect/arthropod you find a swimming pool or body of water with caution. There's a chance they may be alive and/or agitated and may fight back. DO NOT handle an animal unless positively identified as safe (especially with spiders). Preferably use tools or objects to get them to the safely of land or use a container. Finally, if you rescue a land insect from water and it rushes back in, it is likely parasitized. Fish it out with pool equipment, then throw it away and avoid "wormy" looking insects.
Pictures were taken on July 1, 2023 in Caledon with a Google Pixel 4.
#jonny’s insect catalogue#ontario insect#beetle#whitespotted sawyer beetle#longhorn beetle#coleoptera#insect#caledon#july2023#2023#nature#entomology#invertebrates
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The larvae, or grubs, of ALB feed on the wood of living trees, boring galleries, or tunnels, in the trunks and branches as they feed. The galleries can penetrate all the way from the outer, or cambium, layer to the heart wood, and a severe infestation can kill the tree.
Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) - Forest Research
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Asian Long-horned Beetle. Asian Long-horned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) is a spectacular insect, at least in terms of appearance. Its enormous antennae in alternating black and white colours are perhaps the most fascinating – without them it would look fairly ordinary.
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Bug of the Day
Stuck in the office :-)
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