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Data from: Testing the heat treatment dose for Agrilus planipennis prepupae using the Humble water bath

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Dec 06, 2023 version files 1.62 MB

Abstract

The lethal heat treatment dose (time and temperature) for the pre-pupal life stage of Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), emerald ash borer, was determined through an in vitro application using a carefully calibrated heat treatment apparatus. The lethal and sublethal effects of heat on A. planipennis prepupae were assessed through a ramped heat delivery application, simulating industrial kilns and conventional heat chamber operations, for treatments combining target temperatures of 54 °C, 55 °C, and 56 °C, and exposure durations of 0 min (i.e., kiln temperature ramp only), 15 min, or 30 min. Prepupal emerald ash borer larvae did not survive exposure to 56 °C for 15 min or longer, or to 55 °C for 30 min. Sublethal effects were observed for all other treatments. Sublethal effects included delayed development and failure to complete the pupal and adult life stages. The datasets and associated R statistical computing langauge code are deposited here.