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Encyrtid wasp |
Oobius agrili |
Oobius agrili parasitizing egg of emerald ash borer |
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emerald ash borer |
Agrilus planipennis |
Emerald ash borer adults chew D-shaped emergence holes to exit from ash trees. |
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emerald ash borer |
Agrilus planipennis |
The eggs of emerald ash borer are laid on ash trees in bark crevices or between bark layers. The eggs are white when first laid, but soon turn an amber color. |
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emerald ash borer |
Agrilus planipennis |
Neonate larva of emerald ash borer after hatching from its egg in the laboratory. The dime is for scale. |
| 5449379 |
emerald ash borer |
Agrilus planipennis |
In spring and summer, emerald ash borer (EAB) larvae pupate in cells chewed by mature larvae in the outer sapwood or bark of ash trees. This photo shows gradual maturation of EAB pupae to the adult stage by holding J-larvae or prepae, dissected from infested ash trees, in Petri dishes. This process takes about a month. |
| 5449385 |
Encyrtid wasp |
Oobius agrili |
Oobius agrili (Encyrtidae), a solitary and parthenogenic egg parasitoid of emerald ash borer (EAB) native to China, is ovipositing in an EAB egg. |
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emerald ash borer |
Agrilus planipennis |
Emerald ash borer adult feeding on an ash leaf. |
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emerald ash borer |
Agrilus planipennis |
Eggs of emerald ash borer are ~1mm in diamater and amber in color. Females lay their eggs on ash trees in bark crevices and between layers of bark. To find eggs in the field, we use a sharp knife to separated bark layers, exposing the eggs, |