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Changes in streamside riparian forest canopy and leaf litter nutrient flux to soils during an emerald ash borer infestation in an agricultural landscape by Kreutzweiser, David, Dutkiewicz, David, Capell, Scott, Sibley, Paul, Scarr, Taylor

“…The invasive forest insect pest, emerald ash borer (EAB), is causing rapid, widespread ash tree mortality across eastern North America. Riparian (streamside)…”
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Evaluation of Trapping Schemes to Detect Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) by Tobin, Patrick C., Strom, Brian L., Francese, Joseph A., Herms, Daniel A., McCullough, Deborah G., Poland, Therese M., Ryall, Krista L., Scarr, Taylor, Silk, Peter J., Thistle, Harold W.

“…Management responses to invasive forest insects are facilitated by the use of detection traps ideally baited with species-specific semiochemicals. Emerald ash…”
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Influence of the community of associates on Sirex noctilio brood production is contextual by Haavik, Laurel J., Slippers, Bernard, Hurley, Brett P., Dodds, Kevin J., Scarr, Taylor, Turgeon, Jean J., Allison, Jeremy D.

“…1. Competition and predation are important components of biotic resistance, which helps define the invasibility of an ecosystem. 2. To search for evidence of…”
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Efficacy of the pheromone (3Z)-lactone and the host kairomone (3Z)-hexenol at detecting early infestation of the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis by Ryall, Krista L., Fidgen, Jeffrey G., Silk, Peter J., Scarr, Taylor A.

“…The invasive emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), is a major pest of ash trees, Fraxinus spp., in its introduced range…”
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Imidacloprid in leaves from systemically treated trees may inhibit litter breakdown by non-target invertebrates by Kreutzweiser, David P., Thompson, Dean G., Scarr, Taylor A.

“…Imidacloprid is a systemic insecticide that is used in trees to control several invasive, wood-boring insect pests in North America. Applications to deciduous…”
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Non-native species in Canada's boreal zone: diversity, impacts, and risk by Langor, David W., Cameron, Erin K., MacQuarrie, Chris J.K., McBeath, Alec, McClay, Alec, Peter, Brian, Pybus, Margo, Ramsfield, Tod, Ryall, Krista, Scarr, Taylor, Yemshanov, Denys, DeMerchant, Ian, Foottit, Robert, Pohl, Greg R.

“…More than 1180 non-native species, mostly of Palaearctic origin, have been recorded from the boreal zone of Canada, with the highest diversity on the island of…”
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Type of Intercept Trap Not Important for Capturing Female Sirex noctilio and S. nigricornis (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) in North America by Haavik, Laurel J., Batista, Elder, Dodds, Kevin J., Johnson, Wood, Meeker, James R., Scarr, Taylor A., Allison, Jeremy D.

“…Current detection tools for Sirex noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) in North America are poor. To determine the importance of intercept trap type for…”
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Are Leaves that Fall from Imidacloprid‐Treated Maple Trees to Control Asian Longhorned Beetles Toxic to Non‐target Decomposer Organisms? by Kreutzweiser, David P., Good, Kevin P., Chartrand, Derek T., Scarr, Taylor A., Thompson, Dean G.

“…The systemic insecticide imidacloprid may be applied to deciduous trees for control of the Asian longhorned beetle, an invasive wood‐boring insect. Senescent…”
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Effects on litter-dwelling earthworms and microbial decomposition of soil-applied imidacloprid for control of wood-boring insects by Kreutzweiser, David P, Good, Kevin P, Chartrand, Derek T, Scarr, Taylor A, Holmes, Stephen B, Thompson, Dean G

“…BACKGROUND: Imidacloprid is an effective, systemic insecticide for the control of wood-boring insect pests in trees. Systemic applications to trees are often…”
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Ecological risks posed by emerald ash borer to riparian forest habitats: A review and problem formulation with management implications by Nisbet, David, Kreutzweiser, David, Sibley, Paul, Scarr, Taylor

“…•Loss of ash trees from riparian forests due to emerald ash borer is reviewed.•Loss of ash may impact a number of critical riparian ecosystem functions.•A…”
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Community-level disruptions among zooplankton of pond mesocosms treated with a neem (azadirachtin) insecticide by Kreutzweiser, David P, Back, Richard C, Sutton, Trent M, Thompson, Dean G, Scarr, Taylor A

“…A natural, plant-derived insecticide, neem, is being evaluated as an alternative insect pest control product for forestry in Canada. As part of the process to…”
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Community-level responses by stream insects to neem products containing azadirachtin by Kreutzweiser, David P., Capell, Scott S., Scarr, Taylor A.

“…Outdoors sream channels weret teated with a commercial neem formulation, Neemixx® 4.5, and a neem extract (no formulation ingredients) to determine the effects…”
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Aerial sketch-mapping of the 1998 ice storm in eastern Ontario by Scarr, Taylor A, Hopkin, Anthony A, Howse, Gordon M

“…The 1998 ice storm in eastern Ontario was quantified using aerial mapping to determine the geographic area affected, and the severity of damage to the forests…”
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There is no silver bullet: The value of diversification in planning invasive species surveillance by Yemshanov, Denys, Koch, Frank H., Lu, Bo, Lyons, D. Barry, Prestemon, Jeffrey P., Scarr, Taylor, Koehler, Klaus

“…In this study we demonstrate how the notion of diversification can be used in broad-scale resource allocation for surveillance of invasive species. We consider…”
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Optimal allocation of invasive species surveillance with the maximum expected coverage concept by Yemshanov, Denys, Haight, Robert G, Koch, Frank H, Lu, Bo, Venette, Robert, Lyons, D. Barry, Scarr, Taylor, Ryall, Krista, Leung, Brian

“…AIM: We address the problem of geographically allocating scarce survey resources to detect pests in their pathways of introduction given information about…”
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Environmental safety to decomposer invertebrates of azadirachtin (neem) as a systemic insecticide in trees to control emerald ash borer by Kreutzweiser, David, Thompson, Dean, Grimalt, Susana, Chartrand, Derek, Good, Kevin, Scarr, Taylor

“…The non-target effects of an azadirachtin-based systemic insecticide used for control of wood-boring insect pests in trees were assessed on litter-dwelling…”
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Foliar residue dynamics of azadirachtins following direct stem injection into white and green ash trees for control of emerald ash borer by Grimalt, Susana, Thompson, Dean, Chartrand, Derek, McFarlane, John, Helson, Blair, Lyons, Barry, Meating, Joe, Scarr, Taylor

“…BACKGROUND: Azadirachtins are natural insecticides derived from the neem tree. The emerald ash borer (EAB) is an exotic invasive insect pest that infests…”
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Non-target effects on aquatic decomposer organisms of imidacloprid as a systemic insecticide to control emerald ash borer in riparian trees by Kreutzweiser, David, Good, Kevin, Chartrand, Derek, Scarr, Taylor, Thompson, Dean

“…Imidacloprid is effective against emerald ash borer when applied as a systemic insecticide. Following stem or soil injections to trees in riparian areas,…”
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Attraction of Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) to a Volatile Pheromone: Effects of Release Rate, Host Volatile, and Trap Placement by Ryall, Krista L, Silk, Peter, J, Mayo, Peter, Crook, Damon, Khrimian, Ashot, Cossé, Allard A, Sweeney, Jon, Scarr, Taylor

“…Attraction of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, to a volatile pheromone was demonstrated in three field experiments using baited green sticky…”
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Evidence for a Volatile Pheromone in Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) that Increases Attraction to a Host Foliar Volatile by Silk, Peter J, Ryall, Krista, Mayo, Peter, Lemay, Matthew A, Grant, Gary, Crook, Damon, Cossé, Allard, Fraser, Ivich, Sweeney, Jon D, Lyons, D. Barry, Pitt, Doug, Scarr, Taylor, Magee, David

“…Analysis by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) of volatiles from virgin female emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire confirmed the…”
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