Current range of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, an alien pest of ash trees, in European Russia and Ukraine

Orlova-Bieñkowskaja, Marina J.; Drogvalenko, Alexander N.; Zabaluev, I. A.; Sazhnev, Alexey S.; Peregudova, Elena Y.; Mazurov, Sergey G.; Komarov, Evgenij V.; Struchaev, Vitalij V.; Мартынов, В. В.; Nikulina, T. V.; Bieńkowski, A. O.

doi:10.1007/s13595-020-0930-z

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“…It is interesting that the range of A. planipennis in European Russia has not expanded to the north since 2013, although the range has significantly expanded to the south [7]. This additional indirect evidence suggests that the current northernmost A. planipennis locality (Yaroslavl) is close to the northern border of the potential range.…”

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“…First, the survey data from Orlova-Bienkowskaja [18] used as a base for this model were misunderstood: all surveyed locations were regarded as locations of A. planipennis detection, although in fact, the surveys in many locations indicated negative results. Second, the true range of A. planipennis by 2020 was more extensive than the output of this model [7].…”

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“…We compiled a table of occurrences of A. planipennis in Asia, North America and Europe (Supplementary S1) using information from current databases and articles [4,5,7,27].…”

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“…In 2003, A. planipennis was first recorded in Europe in Moscow, and a severe outbreak and quick spread of the pest began [1,3]. By 2020, A. planipennis had spread to 16 regions of European Russia and to the east of Ukraine [6,7].…”

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Minimum Winter Temperature as a Limiting Factor of the Potential Spread of Agrilus planipennis, an Alien Pest of Ash Trees, in Europe

Orlova-Bieñkowskaja

Bieńkowski

2020

Insects

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The emerald ash borer, EAB (Agrilus planipennis) is a devastating alien pest of ash trees. It is spreading in European Russia and Ukraine and will appear in other European countries. Our aim was to determine the regions of Europe where the winter temperature drops low enough to prevent A. planipennis establishment. We calculated the minimum daily air temperature from 2003–2019 for each grid square (0.5° × 0.5°) in East Asia, North America and Europe and determined the minimum daily temperature in the grid squares where A. planipennis was recorded. Temperatures of −30 to −33 °C occur in the northern portions of the pest range on all continents. No established population has been recorded in localities where temperatures below −34 °C occur. This temperature is close to the absolute supercooling point of A. planipennis larva (−35.3 °C). It is unlikely that low temperatures could prevent the spread of A. planipennis in northern Western Europe (Sweden, Norway, Finland, etc.), since the temperature in this area did not fall to −34 °C from 2003–2019. However, such temperatures are not rare in eastern European Russia (Kostroma, Vologda, Orenburg regions, etc.), where Fraxinus pennsylvanica and F. excelsior occur. These regions could potentially become refuges for these ash species.

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“…We compiled a table of occurrences of A. planipennis in Asia, North America and Europe (Supplementary S1) using information from current databases and articles [4,5,7,27].…”

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Minimum Winter Temperature as a Limiting Factor of the Potential Spread of Agrilus planipennis, an Alien Pest of Ash Trees, in Europe

Orlova-Bieñkowskaja

Bieńkowski

2020

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“…F. excelsior may be more tolerant to EAB than Fraxinus species native to North America as recently reported 56 , consistent with complementary studies showing that adult A. planipennis has a much greater feeding preference for leaves of green, white and black ash compared to Manchurian and European ash 57 . It remains to be determined whether F. excelsior in European forests is more or less tolerant to A. planipennis than F. pennsylvanica 24 . Clearly, establishing any biological function for the diversity of the secoiridoids identified in leaf (this study) and bark extracts of F. excelsior on tolerance or susceptibility to EAB requires further analytical dissection.…”

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Diversity of secoiridoid glycosides in leaves of UK and Danish ash provide new insight for ash dieback management

Sidda

Song

Parker

et al. 2020

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Secoiridoid glycosides are anti-feeding deterrents of the Oleaceae family recently highlighted as potential biomarkers in Danish ash trees to differentiate between those tolerant and susceptible to the fungal disease ash dieback. With the knowledge that emerald ash borer has recently entered Europe from Russia, and that extensive selection trials are ongoing in Europe for ash dieback tolerant European ash (Fraxinus excelsior), we undertook comprehensive screening of secoiridoid glycosides in leaf extracts of trees tolerant and susceptible to ash dieback sampled from sites in the UK and Denmark. Here we report an unexpected diversity of secoiridoid glycosides in UK trees and higher levels of secoiridoid glycosides in the UK sample group. While it is unlikely that secoiridoid glycosides generally can serve as reliable markers for ash dieback susceptibility, there are differences between tolerant and susceptible groups for specific secoiridoids. We predict that the high levels—and structural diversity—of secoiridoids present in the UK group may provide a robust reservoir of anti-feeding deterrents to mitigate future herbivore threats such as the Emerald ash borer.

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Development of novel LAMP and qPCR assays for rapid and specific identification of Bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius)

Peterson,

Pecori,

Luchi

et al. 2023

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Buprestids are an emerging threat to broadleaf forests across the world. Bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius, BBB) poses a serious threat to European birch species if the insect were to be introduced. Due to their cryptic lifestyle feeding on the vascular tissue of their host plants, buprestids and other wood borers can be difficult to observe or detect. Early detection tools are vital to swiftly implement eradication measures and prevent the establishment of introduced species. In this study, we developed novel qPCR and LAMP assays for BBB and investigated the specificity and sensitivity for their use as early detection tools in European forests. Plant chemicals may limit these assays, so we conducted sensitivity testing with extracted foliage and plant vascular tissues to determine potential inhibition effects on DNA amplification. Both assays were specific to the target species when tested against the DNA of 17 other European Agrilus/buprestid species, two Scolytinae, and five Cerambycids (N = 24). Both assays varied in sensitivity with the qPCR assay amplifying at a concentration as low as 20 fg/μL, whereas the LAMP assay amplified as low as 3.2 pg/μL. Plant chemicals in DNA extracts from leaves did not impact the sensitivity of either assay, reaching similar detection levels. In contrast, vascular tissue reduced the sensitivity of the LAMP assay, amplifying as low as 0.04 ng/μL compared with 0.008 ng/μL in the control. These results demonstrate that both assays are highly specific and sensitive tools that can be used to detect frass and identify larvae as well as monitor the spread of A. anxius. qPCR resulted in more sensitive than LAMP overall. Thus, if results are needed quickly to make fast management decisions or as an initial screening of samples, the LAMP method is optimal. However, if fine detection is critical, then qPCR is preferential.

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Current range of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, an alien pest of ash trees, in European Russia and Ukraine

Cited by 45 publications

References 20 publications

Minimum Winter Temperature as a Limiting Factor of the Potential Spread of Agrilus planipennis, an Alien Pest of Ash Trees, in Europe

Minimum Winter Temperature as a Limiting Factor of the Potential Spread of Agrilus planipennis, an Alien Pest of Ash Trees, in Europe

Diversity of secoiridoid glycosides in leaves of UK and Danish ash provide new insight for ash dieback management

Development of novel LAMP and qPCR assays for rapid and specific identification of Bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius)

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