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Canada has a reputation of exporting high quality grain globally. Wheat grain quality is defined by several parameters, of which insect and fungal damage and sprouting are considered important degrading factors. There is an increasing demand among grain buyers and consumers towa…

Emerald ash borer (EAB) (Agrilus plannipennis Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) is the costliest invasive pest in North American history (Aukema et al., 2011; McCullough, 2019) due to its extensive killing of ash trees (Fraxinus spp.). Ash species account for 7.5% of all east…