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Japanese Beetle (Popillia Japonica), Asmita Gautam, Karla M. Addesso, Anju Poudel, Jason B. Oliver Jan 2023

Japanese Beetle (Popillia Japonica), Asmita Gautam, Karla M. Addesso, Anju Poudel, Jason B. Oliver

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Japanese beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Popillia japonica Newman, is an invasive beetle introduced from Asia to the United States in the early 1900s. It was first detected in New Jersey and later distributed in 28 states in the United States (Fig 1). In Tennessee, the beetle population was first detected in 1936, and about 80 counties in Tennessee have been infested by their establishment. Adult beetles feed on over 300 plant species, including foliage, fruits, and flowers. It is a significant pest of turfgrass, and ornamental and horticultural crops in the eastern United States. Adults and larvae aggregate on the plants …


Box Tree Moth (Cydalima Perspectalis), Kripa Dhakal, Karla M. Addesso Jan 2023

Box Tree Moth (Cydalima Perspectalis), Kripa Dhakal, Karla M. Addesso

Extension Publications

The box tree moth (BTM), Cydalima perspectalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is an invasive pest of boxwood (Buxus spp.) causing severe damage to these popular ornamental plants. These plants are popular for their low maintenance, deer resistance, and evergreen foliage. It is a shrub common to almost all landscape environments in the United States. The box tree moth is native to East Asia. It was discovered in Europe in 2007, and since then it has spread rapidly across the continent. In 2018, box tree moth was first detected in North America in Ontario, Canada and in July 2021, the U.S. Department …


Ambrosia Beetles Important To Tennessee Nurseries, Anju Poudel, Asmita Gautam, Karla Addesso, Jason Oliver, Garrett Roper Jan 2023

Ambrosia Beetles Important To Tennessee Nurseries, Anju Poudel, Asmita Gautam, Karla Addesso, Jason Oliver, Garrett Roper

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Trap Tree And Interception Trap Techniques For Management Of Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) In Nursery Production Get Access Arrow, Karla M. Addesso, Jason B. Oliver, Nadeer N. Youssef, Paul A. O'Neal, Christopher Ranger, Michael E. Reding, Peter B. Schultz, Christopher T. Werle Jan 2019

Trap Tree And Interception Trap Techniques For Management Of Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) In Nursery Production Get Access Arrow, Karla M. Addesso, Jason B. Oliver, Nadeer N. Youssef, Paul A. O'Neal, Christopher Ranger, Michael E. Reding, Peter B. Schultz, Christopher T. Werle

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

The majority of wood-boring ambrosia beetles are strongly attracted to ethanol, a behavior which could be exploited for management within ornamental nurseries. A series of experiments was conducted to determine if ethanol-based interception techniques could reduce ambrosia beetle pest pressure. In two experiments, trap trees injected with a high dose of ethanol were positioned either adjacent or 10–15 m from trees injected with a low dose of ethanol (simulating a mildly stressed tree) to determine if the high-dose trap trees could draw beetle attacks away from immediately adjacent stressed nursery trees. The high-ethanol-dose trees sustained considerably higher attacks than the …


Large-Plot Field Studies To Assess Impacts Of Newer Insecticides On Non-Target Arthropods In Western U.S. Orchards, Peter W. Shearer, Kaushalya G. Amarasekare, Steven P. Castagnoli, Elizabeth H. Beers, Vincent P. Jones, Nicholas J. Mills May 2016

Large-Plot Field Studies To Assess Impacts Of Newer Insecticides On Non-Target Arthropods In Western U.S. Orchards, Peter W. Shearer, Kaushalya G. Amarasekare, Steven P. Castagnoli, Elizabeth H. Beers, Vincent P. Jones, Nicholas J. Mills

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

The non-target impacts of two reduced risk insecticides, chlorantraniliprole and spinetoram, were evaluated for two years in Oregon pear and California walnut orchards. Experiments were conducted in large replicated plots (approximately 0.25–0.4ha) to assess the impact of these two insecticides on natural enemies of secondary pests when applied against codling moth, Cydia pomonella. Cumulative insect days (CID) of secondary pests and natural enemies were calculated from leaf samples, plant volatile traps, beat trays or cardboard trunk bands. Ratios of natural enemies and prey were also calculated. Results from these field studies demonstrate that applications of chlorantraniliprole can reduce abundance of …


Nontarget Effects Of Orchard Pesticides On Natural Enemies: Lessons From The Field And Laboratory, Elizabeth H. Beers, Nicholas J. Mills, Peter W. Shearer, David R. Horton, Eugene R. Milickzy, Kaushalya G. Amarasekare, Lessando M. Gontijo Apr 2016

Nontarget Effects Of Orchard Pesticides On Natural Enemies: Lessons From The Field And Laboratory, Elizabeth H. Beers, Nicholas J. Mills, Peter W. Shearer, David R. Horton, Eugene R. Milickzy, Kaushalya G. Amarasekare, Lessando M. Gontijo

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

The nontarget effects of insecticide programs used to control codling moth, Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), were studied in large-plot field trials in apples, pears, and walnuts in the western United States. We assessed the health of the natural enemy community by sampling the abundance of natural enemies and by monitoring for outbreaks of secondary pests. The insecticides used in the field tests overlapped those tested in laboratory bioassays. Using these parallel lab and field studies, we examined two hypotheses: 1) pesticides found to have negative effects on natural enemy fitness in laboratory bioassays will predict reductions in natural enemy …