Ability to Respond Total:14 / 25Ability to Respond = ( Ease of Response + Tools in Place )
Confidence:High
Confidence Notes:
Impact
Spread
Notes
Score
Spread Rate
The adult moth flies or is carried with wind currents long distances.
5
Spread Amount
Does not appear to be restricted by environmental conditions as long as the host species is available.
4
Damage
Notes
Score
Ecological
0
Agricultural
Attacks the American persimmon, Diospyros virginiana, which is its only known host, the American persimmon is used as the rootstock for the fruit-producing scions of the Japanese persimmon which is produced commercially and used as an ornamental tree.
3
Infrastructure
0
Cultural
0
Health
0
Benefit
Notes
Score
Ecological
0
Agricultural
0
Infrastructure
0
Cultural
0
Health
0
Total
12
Ability to Respond
Ease of Response
Notes
Score
Detection
Larvae feed/bore in the roots/trunk at the soil line making them difficult to detect, adult moths are apparent; pheromones/attractants can be used to monitor the adults.
2
Control
Not much is known about biological control; chemical control challenging since the larvae are soil-borne; the adults depost eggs soon after emergence so the window for controlling them with insecticides is brief.
