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Biological Parameters of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae) Differ When Reared on Different Crapemyrtle Hosts

HortScience, 2023
Crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS; Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae Kuwana), a fast-spreading invasive insect, has been causing damage to popular landscape plants in at least 17 states in the United States since 2004.
Runshi Xie, Bin Wu, Mengmeng Gu, Hongmin Qin   +3 more
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Evaluating Beautyberry and Fig Species as Potential Hosts of Invasive Crapemyrtle Bark Scale in the United States [PDF]

HortTechnology, 2022
Crapemyrtle bark scale [CMBS ( Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae )], a newly emerged pest in the United States, has spread to 16 U.S. states and unexpectedly spread on a native species american beautyberry ( Callicarpa americana ) in Texas and Louisiana in ...
Bin Wu, Runshi Xie, Gary W. Knox, Hongmin Qin, Mengmeng Gu   +4 more
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Data associated with studies on wind and phoretic dispersal of crapemyrtle bark scale

, 2023
<p>These are data associated with studies on the wind-mediated and phoretic dispersal of crapemyrtle bark scale.</p ...
Kevin D Chase, Samuel F Ward, Erika R Wright   +2 more
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Crapemyrtle Bark Scale Acanthococcus Lagerstroemiae Kuwana (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae): Analysis of Factors Influencing Infestation and Control [PDF]

, 2021
Crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Kuwana), a new non-native pest from Asia first discovered in the U.S. in 2004 has now been reported in 14 states. The scale jeopardizes the future of crapemyrtles use as a popular ornamental landscape
Gilder, Kyle Andrew
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Seasonality, Distribution, and Biological Control of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale, A New Invasive Threat in Tennessee

, 2021
Crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus (= Eriococcus) lagerstroemiae (Kuwana), an invasive pest from Asia, is a threat in the United States. to crape myrtles grown in ornamental nurseries and in landscapes. Although mortality to crape myrtles is rare, its
Cornish, Amira
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Quantifying the potential for wind and phoresy to drive off‐plant movement of crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae ( Kuwana ) ( Hemiptera: Eriococcidae ): Implications for spread in urban landscapes

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 2023
Abstract After non‐native herbivores arrive in a novel habitat and establish, they must then disperse to new host plants to continue invading. While flight‐capable insect herbivores can expand their non‐native ranges by flying to new hosts, insects that lack wings ...
Erika R. Wright, Kevin D. Chase, Samuel F. Ward   +2 more
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Determining the importance of propagule pressure and dispersal mechanisms for the establishment and spread of crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae Kuwana (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae)

, 2023
Non-native scale insects can be economically and ecologically important pests of urban forests. Crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS), Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae Kuwana (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae), is a scale that causes declines in plant vigor for a popular ...
Wright, Erika Renee
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Strategic Integration of Insect-Plant Interaction Study, Natural Enemy Investigation, and Establishment of Callus-Induced Crapemyrtle Regeneration for Managing Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae)

, 2023
Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia sp.) is the best-selling flowering tree and provides excellent pollen sources for pollinators in the U.S., especially when other resources are naturally scarce.
Wu, Bin
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Seasonal population patterns of a new scale pest, acanthococcus lagerstroemiae kuwana (Hemiptera: Sternorrhynca: Eriococcidae), of crapemyrtles intexas, Louisiana, and Arkansas

, 2020
The crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae, is an invasive scale insect pest of crapemyrtles. Crawler populations were monitored using double-sided sticky tape on established crapemyrtle trees in Tyler (TX), Huntsville (TX), Dallas (TX ...
Xiaoya, Cai, Merchant, Michael, Robbins, James A., Chen, Yan, Vafaie, Erfan, Hopkins, John D., Gu, Mengmeng   +6 more
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THREE ESSAYS ON CONSUMER RESEARCH AND MARKET ANALYSIS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS: AN INTERSECTION OF AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS, AND ECONOMICS [PDF]

, 2022
This dissertation is a study in consumer research and market analysis. In the first essay, I study the change in consumer willingness to pay for crapemyrtle plants due to pest infestation damage.
Marwah, Pulkit
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