Claim · model-written summary
Atanycolus denigrator caused up to 15% mortality of A. mali.
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Agrilus maliVerbatim
t0“wild apples”
e0“A. denigrator , which was responsible for up to 15% mortality of A. mali”
Title
Zhi‐Jun Cui; Yan‐Long Zhang; Xin Zhang; et al. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 2019. doi:10.1111/afe.12333
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Agrilus mali has infested over 80% of wild apple trees in the region.
- Observation Agrilus mali has a one-year life cycle.
- Observation Agrilus mali overwinters as young larvae in cambial galleries.
- Observation Adults emerged from early June to mid-August.
- Observation Adult density peaked in mid-July.
- Observation Native natural enemies caused 20% to 80% pest mortality during summer and autumn.
- Recommendation The authors recommend augmentation and conservation of A. denigrator and P. moseri for pest control.