TY - JOUR
T1 - A native hymenopteran predator of Agonopterix alstroemeriana (Lepidoptera
T2 - Oecophoridae) in east-central Illinois
AU - McKenna, Duane D.
AU - Zangerl, Arthur R.
AU - Berenbaum, May R.
PY - 2001/3
Y1 - 2001/3
N2 - Agonopterix alstroemeriana is a European oecophorid moth that defoliates poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), a noxious Eurasian weed extensively naturalized throughout temperate Australia, New Zealand, North America, and South America. Throughout western North America, and increasingly in the Midwest and Northeast, A. alstroemeriana has been utilized in poison hemlock eradication programs. We report, for the first time, predation on A. alstroemeriana by Euodynerus foraminatus (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae), a native solitary wasp that paralyzes these and other lepidopteran larvae and uses them to provision its nests. The presence of an effective predator may reduce the impact of A. alstroemeriana in biological control programs.
AB - Agonopterix alstroemeriana is a European oecophorid moth that defoliates poison hemlock (Conium maculatum), a noxious Eurasian weed extensively naturalized throughout temperate Australia, New Zealand, North America, and South America. Throughout western North America, and increasingly in the Midwest and Northeast, A. alstroemeriana has been utilized in poison hemlock eradication programs. We report, for the first time, predation on A. alstroemeriana by Euodynerus foraminatus (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae), a native solitary wasp that paralyzes these and other lepidopteran larvae and uses them to provision its nests. The presence of an effective predator may reduce the impact of A. alstroemeriana in biological control programs.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035297067
SN - 0090-0222
VL - 34
SP - 71
EP - 75
JO - Great Lakes Entomologist
JF - Great Lakes Entomologist
IS - 1
ER -