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| Emerald Ash Borer photo by Phillip Careless www.cerceris.info |
Emerald Ash Borer is another invasive species threatening Connecticut's biological diversity. This insect feeds on and kills ash trees. One method used to detect Emerald Ash Borer as part of Connecticut's early warning system is to use Cerceris Wasps. Cerceris Wasps are a native species that predate buprestid beetles, which includes the Emerald Ash Borer. The efficacy of this surveillance method for EAB is better than many of the other methods that are being employed. Yet, the best survey scenario is when all of the surveillance methods are incorporated collectively. We need your help! We need volunteers to observe Cerceris Wasp colonies and collect the prey that they collect. These prey insects will be identified by entomologists to see if Emerald Ash Borers have invaded the state/region. Claire Rutledge, CT Agriculture Experiment Station Entomologist, will facilitate a workshop on Tuesday June 28 at 1:30 p.m. in the A. B. Ceder Classroom to teach us how to perform this work. This will be Part 1 of that 2 part workshop. The second session will include the field methods and will be scheduled at the first session. If you have any questions please contact James Fischer. james(at)whitememorialcc.org or 860-567-0857
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| Cerceris fumipennis with native buprestid prey photo by Mike Bohne www.cerceris.info |
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