The emerald ash borer (EAB) (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is now the most destructive invasive species in North America. While biocontrol using parasitoids shows promising results in natural forests, strategies are needed to protect high‐value trees against invasive EAB populations. Emamectin benzoate is a commonly used systemic insecticide for the protection of valuable trees. Methods that optimize its use allow for reduced quantities of insecticide to be released in the environment and save time and money in efforts to protect ash trees from EAB. We hypothesize that a treated tree can also offer a protective neighboring effect to nearby untreated ash trees, allowing for an optimized spatial planning of insecticide applications.

中文翻译：

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用系统杀虫剂处理的白蜡树对翡翠灰的保护性邻近作用。

如今，翡翠虫（EAB）（Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire）（鞘翅目：Buprestidae）是北美最具破坏性的入侵物种。虽然使用寄生虫的生物防治在天然森林中显示出可喜的成果，但仍需要采取策略来保护高价树免受入侵的EAB种群的侵害。Emamectin benzoate是保护珍贵树木的常用系统性杀虫剂。优化其使用方法可以减少环境中释放的杀虫剂数量，并节省时间和金钱来保护灰树免受EAB危害。我们假设经过处理的树木还可以为附近的未经处理的白蜡树提供保护性的邻近效果，从而可以优化杀虫剂应用的空间规划。