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BIOLOGICAL CONTROL <br /> <br />Results from 2018 summer yellow pan trapping for EAB parasitoids: ĻƷƩğƭƷźĭŷǒƭ ƦƌğƓźƦĻƓƓźƭź was recovered <br />from two new locations in MN; along Wheelock Parkway in St. Paul and out on Prairie Island in Winona͵ <br />ĻƷƩğƭƷźĭŷǒƭ was also recovered from Fort Snelling and Great River Bluffs State Parks where it is known to be <br />established. <br /> <br />Number of <br />Date range of <br />Site ĻƷƩğƭƷźĭŷǒƭ <br />recoveries <br />recovered <br />Fort Snelling 21 6/11/18-9/13/18 <br />Great River Bluffs 69 6/5/18-9/14/18 <br />Wheelock Parkway 20 6/4/18-9/10/18 <br />Prairie Island 1 8/28/2018 <br /> <br /> <br />Whole tree sampling was conducted at Fort Snelling State Park and Whitewater WMA <br /> Number of Trees Number of Trees Clutches of ͵ ƦƌğƓźƦĻƓƓźƭź <br />Site Felled Containing ͵ ƦƌğƓźƦĻƓƓźƭź recovered <br />Fort Snelling State 15 7 29 <br />Park <br />Whitewater WMA 10 6 15 <br />o Fort Snelling State Park had one tree that contained 17 clutches of ĻƷƩğƭƷźĭŷǒƭ ƦƌğƓźƦĻƓƓźƭź͵ <br />oĻƷƩğƭƷźĭŷǒƭ ƦƌğƓźƦĻƓƓźƭź was also recovered from the campground at Whitewater State Park. This <br />location is 5 miles away from the Whitewater WMA release site. <br /> <br />Bark sampling for parasitized eggs was done at Fort Snelling State Park, Whitewater WMA and past release sites <br />throughout the state. Eggs were screened at MDA and sent off for ID by the Forest Service. MDA should have <br />results this summer. <br /> <br />Site Latitude Longitude Number of EAB Number of Suspected <br />Eggs Recovered Parasitized Eggs <br />Fort Snelling 44.882630 -93.182330 311 19 <br />Whitewater WMA 44.175352 -91.998719 202 9 <br /> 43.997184 -91.812601 107 52 <br />West River Pkwy 44.945834 -93.203252 27 1 <br /> <br />Yellow pan trapping will take place at Fort Snelling and Whitewater WMA as part of intensive sampling efforts. It <br />Lewiston, Hartley Nature Center in Duluth and three sites in Minneapolis: Mississippi River Park, the Roberts <br />Bird Sanctuary and along West River Parkway <br /> <br />Three new release sites were selected at the following locations: McCarthy Lake State WMA/Pool 4 WMA in SE <br />Wabasha County, Frontenac State Park in Goodhue County and Blackhawk Park in Dakota County. Sites receiving <br />releases for the second year are: Lincoln Park in Duluth, Bear Cave Park in Stewartville, Elm Creek Park in Maple <br />Grove and Rice Creek-Chain Park in Lino Lakes. <br />46 <br /> <br />