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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Emerald Ash Borer Parasite

Spathius agrili

About

A parasitoid wasp from China released in North America to combat the devastating emerald ash borer beetle. Females drill through bark to reach host larvae.

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Did You Know?

It was approved for release in the US in 2007 as part of an emergency effort to save North American ash trees.