Asian longhorned beetle
Image credit: David J. Barber, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Outcome
This project used machine-learning techniques to develop maps that describe where the climate in Minnesota might be most welcoming for nine priority terrestrial invasive insect species:
- Soybean aphid (Aphis glycines)
- Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)
- European grape berry moth (Eupoecilia ambiguella)
- Old world bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)
- Spotted wing drosophila (Drosophila sukukii)
- Egyptian cottonworm (Spodoptera littoralis)
- Sirex woodwasp (Sirex noctilio)
- Spongy moth, European (Lymantria dispar dispar)
- Spongy moth, Asian (Lymantria dispar asiatica)
These maps will serve as a foundation for future efforts to quantify potential economic and ecological impacts of invasive species in our region, and help experts direct management priorities on the ground.
Publications
- Minnesota’s top terrestrial invasive plants and pests for research: an expanded prioritization (Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center, 2020)