emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/emerald_ash_borer_(Agrilus_planipennis)
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:entomologist
gptkbp:adultColor metallic green
8.5 mm
gptkbp:adultDiet ash foliage
gptkbp:cause ash tree mortality
gptkbp:color metallic green
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:emerald_ash_borer
gptkbp:controls insecticides
biological control
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Fairmaire
gptkbp:describedYear 1888
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Canada
gptkb:China
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:economicImportance billions of dollars in damages
gptkbp:eggColor white
gptkbp:emergesIn late spring
gptkbp:family gptkb:Buprestidae
gptkbp:feedSystem ash trees
gptkbp:firstDetectedInNorthAmerica 2002
gptkbp:firstDetectedLocation gptkb:Michigan,_USA
gptkbp:flightNumber May to August
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Agrilus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:larvaColor gptkb:butter
gptkbp:larvalHostPlant gptkb:Fraxinus_excelsior
gptkb:Fraxinus_americana
gptkb:Fraxinus_pennsylvanica
ash phloem
gptkbp:larvalStage wood-boring
gptkbp:lifeCycle 1-2 years
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Asia
gptkbp:notableFor devastating ash tree populations
gptkbp:order gptkb:Coleoptera
gptkbp:overwintersAs larva
gptkbp:pestOf ash trees
gptkbp:pupColor white
gptkbp:quarantineRegulation gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:regardedAs invasive species
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Agrilus_planipennis
gptkbp:spreadTo movement of infested wood
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:threats urban forests
natural forests
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Agrilus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7