Compatibility of Insecticides and Biocontrol for Controlling EAB in Urban Environments

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO COLLECT YEAR 8 DATA ON A LONG-TERMPROJECT MONITORING THE EFFICACY OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIESAGAINST THE EMERALD ASH BORER (EAB). SYSTEMIC INSECTICIDES WERE USEDTO KEEP MATURE ASH TREES ALIVE AS PARASITOIDS WERE RELEASED ANDPOPULATIONS BUILT AND SPREAD. THE COLLABORATOR WILL DEPLOY SENTINEL LOGSTO TRAP PARASITOIDS, ASSESS THE HEALTH OF ASH TREES, COLLECT AND PEELBRANCHES TO DETERMINE EAB DENSITY AND MORTALITY LEVELS, AND COLLECT DATAON ASH REGENERATION IN SYRACUSE, NY. DATA WILL BE COLLECTED USINGSTANDARD PROTOCOLS AND WILL BE PROVIDED TO APHIS FOR COMPILATION. THERESULTS OF THIS STUDY ARE INFORMING THE EAB BIOCONTROL PROGRAM AS ITADVISES CITY FORESTERS ABOUT CONTROL OPTIONS NOW THAT EAB IS NO LONGER AREGULATED PEST.