Laricobius osakensis

Laricobius osakensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Bostrichiformia
Superfamily:	Derodontoidea
Family:	Derodontidae
Genus:	Laricobius
Species:	L. osakensis
Binomial name
	Laricobius osakensis; Shiyake and Montgomery, et al., 2011[1]

Laricobius osakensis is a species of Derodontid beetle native to Japan. Described in 2011, it feeds exclusively on hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae), an invasive insect species that is destroying huge numbers of hemlock trees in eastern North America.[2] It has shown promise as a biological control agent in field trials.[3]

References

Montgomery, M. E.; Shiyake, S.; Havill, N. P.; Leschen, R. A. B. (2011). "A New Species of Laricobius (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) from Japan with Phylogeny and a Key for Native and Introduced Congeners in North America". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (3): 389. doi:10.1603/AN10136.
Vieira, L. C.; McAvoy, T. J.; Chantos, J.; Lamb, A. B.; Salom, S. M.; Kok, L. T. (2011). "Host Range of Laricobius osakensis (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a New Biological Control Agent of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)". Environmental Entomology. 40 (2): 324. doi:10.1603/EN10193.
Lamb, A (2011). "Chapter 7: Laricobius osakensis, a Hemlock Woolly Adelgid predator from Japan". In Onken, Brad; Reardon, Richard (eds.). Implementation and Status of Biological Control of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. pp. 90–96.

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[1] Montgomery, M. E.; Shiyake, S.; Havill, N. P.; Leschen, R. A. B. (2011). "A New Species of Laricobius (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) from Japan with Phylogeny and a Key for Native and Introduced Congeners in North America". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 104 (3): 389. doi:10.1603/AN10136.

[2] Vieira, L. C.; McAvoy, T. J.; Chantos, J.; Lamb, A. B.; Salom, S. M.; Kok, L. T. (2011). "Host Range of Laricobius osakensis (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a New Biological Control Agent of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)". Environmental Entomology. 40 (2): 324. doi:10.1603/EN10193.

[3] Lamb, A (2011). "Chapter 7: Laricobius osakensis, a Hemlock Woolly Adelgid predator from Japan". In Onken, Brad; Reardon, Richard (eds.). Implementation and Status of Biological Control of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. pp. 90–96.