title: The Geographic Origin of an Intercepted Biosecurity Pest Beetle Assigned Using Hydrogen Stable Isotopes.
abstract: Arhopalus ferus (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a forest pest that does not occur in Australia. In February 2010, the container ship Tatiana Schulte, en route from New Zealand, was refused permission to enter Australia following the discovery of numerous A. ferus aboard. The place where the infestation occurred was unknown, representing an uncontrolled biosecurity-risk pathway. Hydrogen isotope analysis of the beetles' wings showed that the infestation most likely originated from Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.affiliation: Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, Ellesmere Junction Rd., Canterbury 7647, New Zealand. Corresponding author, e-mail: peter.holder@lincoln.ac.nz.
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Holder
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Otago University, Union Place West, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand. Present address: Food and Environmental Protection Laboratory, IAEA/FAO, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria.
authors.forename: Russell
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frew
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Otago University, Union Place West, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Hale
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000737:chemistry; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000032:analysis; D058865:Introduced Species; D007554:Isotopes / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D007554:Isotopes; D006859:Hydrogen
keywords: Arhopalus ferus; beetle; biosecurity; isotope; provenance