Laricobius osakensis
| Laricobius osakensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Bostrichiformia |
| Superfamily: | Derodontoidea |
| Family: | Derodontidae |
| Genus: | Laricobius |
| Species: | L. osakensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Laricobius osakensis Shiyake and Montgomery, et. al, 2011[1] | |
Laricobius osakensis is a species of Derodontid beetle native to Japan. Described in 2011, it feeds exclusively on hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae), an invasive insect species that is destroying huge numbers of hemlock trees in eastern North America.[2] It has shown promise as a biological control agent in field trials.[3]
References
- ↑ Montgomery, M. E.; Shiyake, S.; Havill, N. P.; Leschen, R. A. B. (2011). "A New Species of Laricobius (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) from Japan with Phylogeny and a Key for Native and Introduced Congeners in North America". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104 (3): 389. doi:10.1603/AN10136.
- ↑ Vieira, L. C.; McAvoy, T. J.; Chantos, J.; Lamb, A. B.; Salom, S. M.; Kok, L. T. (2011). "Host Range of Laricobius osakensis (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a New Biological Control Agent of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)". Environmental Entomology 40 (2): 324. doi:10.1603/EN10193.
- ↑ Lamb, A (2011). "Chapter 7: Laricobius osakensis, a Hemlock Woolly Adelgid predator from Japan". In Onken, Brad; Reardon, Richard. Implementation and Status of Biological Control of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. pp. 90–96.
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