The Geographic Origin of an Intercepted Biosecurity Pest Beetle Assigned Using Hydrogen Stable Isotopes

Arhopalus ferus (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a forest pest that does not occur in Australia. In February 2010, the container ship Tatiana Schulte, en route from New Zealand, was refused permission to enter Australia following the discovery of numerous A. ferus aboard. The place where the...

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Published in:Journal of economic entomology 2015-04, Vol.108 (2), p.834-837
Main Authors: Holder, Peter W, Frew, Russell, Hale, Robert Van
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arhopalus
Arhopalus ferus
beetle
Beetles
Biosecurity
Coleoptera
Coleoptera - chemistry
forest pests
hydrogen
Hydrogen - analysis
Hydrogen isotopes
Infestation
Introduced Species
isotope
Isotopes
Isotopes - analysis
Pests
provenance
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Stable isotopes
wings
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Summary:Arhopalus ferus (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a forest pest that does not occur in Australia. In February 2010, the container ship Tatiana Schulte, en route from New Zealand, was refused permission to enter Australia following the discovery of numerous A. ferus aboard. The place where the infestation occurred was unknown, representing an uncontrolled biosecurity-risk pathway. Hydrogen isotope analysis of the beetles' wings showed that the infestation most likely originated from Auckland, New Zealand.
ISSN:0022-0493
1938-291X
DOI:10.1093/jee/tou097