First Report of the Ash Sawfly, Tomostethus nigritus, Established on Fraxinus excelsior in the Republic of Ireland

Erika Soldi; Emma Fuller; Anna M. M. Tiley; Archie K. Murchie; Trevor R. Hodkinson

doi:10.3390/insects13010006

Insects (Dec 2021)

First Report of the Ash Sawfly, Tomostethus nigritus, Established on Fraxinus excelsior in the Republic of Ireland

Erika Soldi,
Emma Fuller,
Anna M. M. Tiley,
Archie K. Murchie,
Trevor R. Hodkinson

Affiliations

Erika Soldi: Botany Department, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, College Green, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
Emma Fuller: Botany Department, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, College Green, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
Anna M. M. Tiley: Botany Department, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, College Green, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland
Archie K. Murchie: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, 18a Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX, UK
Trevor R. Hodkinson: Botany Department, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, College Green, D02 PN40 Dublin, Ireland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13010006
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
p. 6

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This is the first report of the ash sawfly, Tomostethus nigritus, in the Republic of Ireland. We observed defoliated leaves of Fraxinus excelsior L. and T. nigritus larvae at a forestry plantation in Co. Kildare. Morphological observation of the larvae and DNA analysis using mitochondrial COI barcoding confirmed the identification of this pest of ash.

Published in Insects

ISSN: 2075-4450 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/insects/

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