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Predators associated with the pine bark adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), a native insect in Appalachian forests, United States of America, in its southern range

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2018

Holly A. Wantuch ,
Nathan P. Havill ,
E. Richard Hoebeke ,
Thomas P. Kuhar  and
Scott M. Salom
Holly A. Wantuch*
Affiliation:
Virginia Tech, 216 Price Hall, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060, United States of America
Nathan P. Havill
Affiliation:
51 Mill Pond Road, Hamden, Connecticut, 06514, United States of America
E. Richard Hoebeke
Affiliation:
Georgia Museum of Natural History, University of Georgia, 101 Cedar Street, Athens, Georgia, 30602, United States of America
Thomas P. Kuhar
Affiliation:
Virginia Tech, 216 Price Hall, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060, United States of America
Scott M. Salom
Affiliation:
Virginia Tech, 216 Price Hall, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060, United States of America
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: wholly3@vt.edu)
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Abstract

The pine bark adelgid, Pineus strobi (Hartig) (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), is an herbivore native to eastern North America that specialises on eastern white pine, Pinus strobus Linnaeus (Pinaceae). Little is known about P. strobi, especially in its southern range in the Appalachian Mountains, United States of America, and the composition of its predator complex has not yet been documented in this region. The current study identifies arthropod predators associated with P. strobi in Appalachian forests of Virginia based on a two-year survey. Predators were identified using morphology and DNA barcoding. Predator species include: Laricobius rubidus LeConte (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), Leucopis piniperda Malloch (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae), and Leucopis argenticollis Zetterstedt (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae), that are known adelgid specialists. Also found were predators from the families Cecidomyiidae (Diptera), Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Chrysopidae (Neuroptera), Hemerobiidae (Neuroptera), and Syrphidae (Diptera). The Cecidomyiidae were especially diverse, with 14 different species inferred from their DNA barcodes. Knowledge of this predator complex is particularly valuable for anticipation and detection of potential interactions between native predator species and those that are being considered for the introduction for biological control of invasive adelgid pests within the southern Appalachian ecosystem.

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Insect Management
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 151 , Issue 1 , February 2019 , pp. 73 - 84
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© Entomological Society of Canada 2018 

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