![]() "Whenever you find an insect in a trap, it probably is established." Richard Hoebeke, a Cornell senior extension associate in entomology. Where there's one, there's likely to be more, says E. One target would be loblolly pines in Georgia.įinding one bug in a trap is no small matter. If established in the United States, it would threaten pines coast-to-coast, particularly in the pine-dense states in the Southeast. The discovery of a single specimen of Sirex noctilio Fabricius, an Old World woodwasp, raises red flags across the nation because the invasive insect species has devastated up to 80 percent of pine trees in areas of New Zealand, Australia, South America and South Africa. Taken captive in Fulton, N.Y., and identified by a Cornell University expert, the adult female alien is the only one of its kind ever discovered in the eastern United States. ports, a public enemy has infiltrated the nation's borders. ![]() ![]() An adult female woodwasp, similar to the one recently discovered in Fulton, N.Y., and the first of its kind ever found in the eastern United States.ĭespite dozens of interceptions at U.S. ![]()
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