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Sirex Woodwasp

Scientific Name

Sirex noctilio F. (Goulet 2012)

Common Name

Sirex woodwasp (SWW), European woodwasp, Eurasian woodwasp

Native To

Eurasia (APHIS 2008)

Date of U.S. Introduction

First identified in New York in 2004 (APHIS 2008)

Means of Introduction

Accidentally introduced through imported wood products (Carnegie et al. 2006)

Impact

Feeds on healthy pine trees and serves as a vector for a fungus that kills pine trees (APHIS 2008)

Sirex woodwasp

Sirex Woodwasp, Adult Female

Credit

David R. Lance USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

Source
Invasive.org

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Spotlights

  • Sawfly GenUS is Now Complete

    • Apr 5, 2022

    • USDA. APHIS. PPQ. CPHST. Identification Technology Program.

    • ITP is pleased to announce that Sawfly GenUS is now complete. Developed in cooperation with the Washington State Department of Agriculture, Sawfly GenUS is an interactive identification tool for all sawfly genera found in the United States and Canada. This tool is intended to help recognize exotic sawfly introductions and provide access to general information on affected plants, range, and diversity of these insects. This tool should be useful for port identifiers and screeners, provincial and state departments of agriculture, university extension professionals, and any non-expert with an interest in sawflies.

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

  • Alien Forest Pest Explorer (AFPE)

    • USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.

    • The Alien Forest Pest Explorer (AFPE) is an interactive web tool which provides detailed spatial data describing pest distributions and host inventory estimates for damaging, non-indigenous forest insect and disease pathogens currently established in the U.S. The database is maintained as a joint effort of Purdue University, the U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station, and the U.S. Forest Service Forest Health Protection.

  • Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) - Sirex Woodwasp

    • University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

    • Provides state, county, point and GIS data. Maps can be downloaded and shared.

  • Pest Tracker - Survey Status of Sirex Woodwasp

    • USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.

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