Atanycolus cappaerti

Forested habitats containing ash trees (Fraxinus spp.), the host trees of its prey species.

North America; specifically associated with regions where the emerald ash borer has established, including Kentucky and northern states where it has been recovered by researchers.

Larval parasitoid; develops on larvae of the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis).

• Agrilus planipennis - hostemerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae); primary known host

Larval parasitoid that attacks wood-boring beetle larvae within their host trees. The wasp locates prey concealed within ash tree bark and wood.

Natural enemy and potential biological control agent of the invasive emerald ash borer, a major pest of North American ash trees.

Studied for its potential in biological control programs to manage emerald ash borer populations and protect ash tree resources.

• Heterospilus spp.Another native braconid genus recovered from emerald ash borer infestations; distinguished by taxonomic placement and potentially different host associations
• Tetrastichus planipennisiIntroduced Asian parasitoid also used for emerald ash borer biocontrol; distinguished by being an introduced rather than native species, and belonging to a different family (Eulophidae)

• parasitoid
• biological control
• emerald ash borer
• forest pest
• Braconidae
• native natural enemy
• ash trees
• invasive species management

• BugGuide
• GBIF taxonomy match
• iNaturalist taxon
• NCBI Taxonomy
• Atanycolus Archives - Entomology Today
• Working with Cerceris fumipennis—Part 1 | Beetles In The Bush
• Native Wasps Look Promising as EAB Biocontrol Agents in Kentucky
• Biology and Life History ofAtanycolus cappaerti(Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a North American Larval Parasitoid Attacking the Invasive Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)