Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) infestation bioassays and metabolic profiles of green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) provide evidence for an induced host defensive response to larval infestation

IntroductionLarvae of the invasive emerald ash borer [EAB, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)], kill over 99% of green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) trees they infest, yet a small percentage of green ash (“lingering ash”) survive years of heavy EAB attack. In the face of...

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Main Authors: Robert K. Stanley, David W. Carey, Mary E. Mason, Aletta Doran, Julia Wolf, Kingsley Owusu Otoo, Therese M. Poland, Jennifer L. Koch, A. Daniel Jones, Jeanne Romero-Severson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1166421/full