The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), is one of the most destructive invasive forest pests in North America, where it has killed hundreds of millions of ash (Fraxinus spp.) trees since its first detection in 2002. Native to Asia, female EAB adults lay their eggs between bark crevices or under loose bark of their host trees. Because of this cryptic egg-laying behavior, field detection of EAB eggs has been extremely difficult, resulting in knowledge gaps of EAB egg-laying behavior. In the present study, I tested the potential use of strips of burlap fabric (0.03 m × 1 m) or polypropylene curling ribbon (0.005 m × 2 m) to induce female EAB adults to lay eggs on the trunks or branches of ash covered with these materials in the field. The burlap trap tested in this study detected more than twice as many EAB eggs (4.9 ± 1.1 eggs per burlap trap) as did the polypropylene ribbon trap (1.9 ± 0.5 eggs per ribbon trap). When the surface area of each trap is standardized to one square meter, however, both burlap fabric and polypropylene ribbon traps are equally effective in inducing female EAB adults to lay eggs onto the covered surface of ash trunks or branches. Potential applications of the oviposition traps for effective detection and control of EAB and other jewel beetles are discussed.

翠绿白蜡虫 (EAB)，Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire（鞘翅目：Buprestidae）是北美最具破坏性的入侵性森林害虫之一，自 2017 年首次发现以来，它已杀死了北美数亿棵白蜡树( Fraxinus spp.)。 2002. 原产于亚洲，雌性 EAB 成虫在树皮缝隙或寄主树松散的树皮下产卵。由于这种神秘的产卵行为，EAB 卵的现场检测极其困难，导致 EAB 产卵行为的知识空白。在本研究中，我测试了使用粗麻布条（0.03 m × 1 m）或聚丙烯卷边带（0.005 m × 2 m）诱导雌性 EAB 成虫在覆盖有白蜡树的树干或树枝上产卵的潜在用途。这些材料在现场。本研究中测试的粗麻布捕捉器检测到的 EAB 虫卵数量（每个粗麻布捕捉器 4.9 ± 1.1 个虫卵）是聚丙烯带状捕捉器（每个带状捕捉器 1.9 ± 0.5 个虫卵）的两倍多。然而，当每个诱捕器的表面积标准化为一平方米时，粗麻布诱捕器和聚丙烯带诱捕器在诱导雌性 EAB 成虫在白蜡树干或树枝的覆盖表面上产卵方面同样有效。讨论了产卵陷阱在有效检测和控制 EAB 和其他宝石甲虫方面的潜在应用。