Goldspotted oak borer - Agrilus auroguttatus

EEffective: November 5, 2014 - December 31, 2019
Resources: Pest Tracker CAPS Pest Datasheet
Screening Aids:
Agrilus spp.
Taxonomic Position: Coleoptera : Buprestidae
Pest Type: Insects
Pest Code (NAPIS): INAHBSA
This pest is a member of the following lists:

Exotic Wood Borer / Bark Beetle
Oak
These Approved Methods are appropriate for: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
Human and Animal Pathogens Transmitted:
Not known to transmit any human or animal pathogens.
Plant Pathogens and Organisms Vectored:
Not known to vector any pathogens or other associated organisms.
Survey
Approved Method(s):
Method Product Name / Instructions NAPIS Survey Method
Trap 19 - Prism Trap, Purple
 3001 - General Trapping Procedure
Cerceris Sample Cerceris wasps. 3015 - Cerceris Sample
Trap Spacing and Placement: When trapping for woodborers or bark beetles, separate traps with different lure combinations by at least 30 meters (98 feet).
Method Notes:
11/06/14: The revised 2014 Cerceris Wasp Survey Protocol is available in the References section below. In addition, a 2014 version of the Cerceris Letter has been posted as well. Please use these documents in future surveys. 04/17/14: For the 2014 survey season and beyond, for Cerceris surveys, you will now need to ensure that the appropriate host species (Ash for Agrilus planipennis and Oak for the other three Agrilus targets) is within a 200 meter (650 foot) radius of the sampling site. 7/2/12: The Cerceris Wasp Survey Protocol is now available and is listed in the References section below. The scientific name for the goldspotted oak borer, the Agrilus species that is causing mortality of oaks in California, has gone through several taxonomic changes in the past few years. It has most recently been changed from Agrilus coxalis to Agrilus auroguttatus. Trap should be used without a lure and hung in oak trees.
Approved Lure(s):
NAPIS Code Product Name Dispenser Effectiveness Compound(s)
0 No Lure N/A undetermined
Identification


ID/Diagnostic: Morphological

Morphological
Mistaken Identities:
There are 171 Agrilus species documented in America north of Mexico.
References
  1. Bohne, M. 2012. Biosurveillance Data Sheet.
  2. Careless, P., S. Paiero, S. Marshall, B. Gill, M. Bohne, and N. C. Carrier. 2010. Biosurveillance: Using a native wasp to find beetles. Presentation at the 2010 National CAPS Meeting, Kansas City, KS. December 1-3, 2010.
  3. Carrier, N. and L. D. Jackson. 2014. Cerceris Wasp Survey Protocol. USDA-APHIS-PPQ.
  4. Carrier, N. C. 2012. Cerceris Sample Tags.
  5. Carrier, N. C. 2012. Cerceris Survey Card.
  6. Carrier, N.C. 2014. Cerceris Letter.
  7. Coleman, T. W. and S. J. Seybold. 2008. Pest Alert: New Pest in California: The Goldspotted Oak Borer, Agrilus coxalis Waterhouse