Description
The beetle genus Agrilus has over 3000 species which makes it the most numerous in the Animal Kingdom. Many species are serious pests of plants with high invasive potential. Among them, the notoriously known Agrilus planipennis invaded from Asia to North America where it killed tens of millions of ash trees, caused regulatory agencies to enforce quarantines and cost municipalities, property owners, nursery operators and forest products industries tens of millions of dollars. The monograph provides coherent, comprehensive and critical review on all known host plants for more than 680 Agrilus species. All host plants have assigned the confidence index from 0-3 based on the evaluated reliability which eliminates false records. All original and subsequent references for particular plants are cited at each Agrilus species. Data are organized from both, insect and plant viewpoints. Results are analyzed and illustrated by graphs and diagrams. The main impact of the monograph is seen in entomology, phytopathology, forestry, agriculture ecology and biocontrol. Introduction Host plants of Agrilus History of host plant reporting Larval and adult host plants| Host plant reporting Methods Data Sources Deadline Definition of terms used in the text Confidence Index Workflow Structure, format and conventions Catalog Agrilus – host plants Catalog host plant – Agrilus ANGIOSPERMS GYMNOSPERMS Analysis References and Records Agrilus taxa Host plants > 0 Agrilus-host plants relation Host plant-Agrilus relation > 1 Conclusion Summary Statistical summary References Index of Agrilus species-group names Index of host plant names Tables.
