Citizen science reveals the establishment of Chamaesphecia empiformis (Esper) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), a long-lost biological control agent for Euphorbia cyparissias (Euphorbiaceae), in Ontario, Canada
Апстракт
The European root-boring moth, Chamaesphecia empiformis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), was released in Ontario, Canada, in 1971 and 1989 as a biological control agent for the perennial invasive weed cypress spurge, Euphorbia cyparissias Linnaeus (Euphorbiaceae). Until recently, the moth was believed to have failed to establish. Beginning in 2015, images posted on citizen science platforms, including BugGuide, iNaturalist, and Facebook groups, indicated that C. empiformis was in fact established. We have confirmed its presence in eastern Ontario by morphological and molecular identification of field-collected adults and eggs. This may be the longest-known lapse between the release of a weed biological control agent and confirmation of its establishment. Citizen science may provide valuable records documenting the establishment and dispersal of biological control agents.
Извор:
The Canadian Entomologist, 2023, 155Издавач:
- Entomological Society of Canada
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Министарство науке, технолошког развоја и иновација Републике Србије, институционално финансирање - 200010 (Институт за заштиту биља и животну средину, Београд) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200010)
Институција/група
IZBISTY - JOUR AU - McClay, Alec AU - Bourchier, Robert AU - Landry, Jean-François AU - Morris, Catherine AU - Tosevski, Ivo PY - 2023 UR - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1153 AB - The European root-boring moth, Chamaesphecia empiformis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), was released in Ontario, Canada, in 1971 and 1989 as a biological control agent for the perennial invasive weed cypress spurge, Euphorbia cyparissias Linnaeus (Euphorbiaceae). Until recently, the moth was believed to have failed to establish. Beginning in 2015, images posted on citizen science platforms, including BugGuide, iNaturalist, and Facebook groups, indicated that C. empiformis was in fact established. We have confirmed its presence in eastern Ontario by morphological and molecular identification of field-collected adults and eggs. This may be the longest-known lapse between the release of a weed biological control agent and confirmation of its establishment. Citizen science may provide valuable records documenting the establishment and dispersal of biological control agents. PB - Entomological Society of Canada T2 - The Canadian Entomologist T1 - Citizen science reveals the establishment of Chamaesphecia empiformis (Esper) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), a long-lost biological control agent for Euphorbia cyparissias (Euphorbiaceae), in Ontario, Canada VL - 155 DO - 10.4039/tce.2023.17 ER -
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McClay, A., Bourchier, R., Landry, J., Morris, C.,& Tosevski, I.. (2023). Citizen science reveals the establishment of Chamaesphecia empiformis (Esper) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), a long-lost biological control agent for Euphorbia cyparissias (Euphorbiaceae), in Ontario, Canada. in The Canadian Entomologist Entomological Society of Canada., 155. https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2023.17
McClay A, Bourchier R, Landry J, Morris C, Tosevski I. Citizen science reveals the establishment of Chamaesphecia empiformis (Esper) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), a long-lost biological control agent for Euphorbia cyparissias (Euphorbiaceae), in Ontario, Canada. in The Canadian Entomologist. 2023;155. doi:10.4039/tce.2023.17 .
McClay, Alec, Bourchier, Robert, Landry, Jean-François, Morris, Catherine, Tosevski, Ivo, "Citizen science reveals the establishment of Chamaesphecia empiformis (Esper) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), a long-lost biological control agent for Euphorbia cyparissias (Euphorbiaceae), in Ontario, Canada" in The Canadian Entomologist, 155 (2023), https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2023.17 . .