Non-native gall-inducing insects on forest trees: a global review

G Csóka, GN Stone, G Melika - Biological Invasions, 2017 - Springer
Gall-inducing insects cause the development of specialised plant tissues (galls) that provide
them with nutrition and some measure of protection from physical and biotic stresses. Their …

Endophytic fungi and ecological fitness of chestnuts

R Nicoletti, GL Beccaro, A Sekara, C Cirillo, C Di Vaio - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chestnuts (Castanea spp.) are plants of relevant economic interest in the agro-sylvicultural
contexts of mountain regions throughout the temperate zone, particularly in the northern …

Impact of the Asian wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Yasumatsu) on cultivated chestnut: Yield loss and cultivar susceptibility

C Sartor, F Dini, DT Marinoni, MG Mellano… - Scientia …, 2015 - Elsevier
Dryocosmus kuriphilus is the most impactful alien pest of chestnut currently reported in
almost the whole Europe after its accidental introduction in Piemonte (North-west Italy) …

[PDF][PDF] Native parasitoids associated with Dryocosmus kuriphilus in Tuscany, Italy.

T Panzavolta, U Bernardo, M Bracalini, P Cascone… - 2013 - bulletinofinsectology.org
Abstract The invasive Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera Cynipidae) is a
major pest of Castanea spp. in Asia, the USA and Europe. The aim of this study is to …

[PDF][PDF] Biology and monitoring of Dryocosmus kuriphilus on Castanea sativa in Southern Italy

U Bernardo, L Iodice, R Sasso, VA Tutore… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2013 - academia.edu
Abstract 1 The cynipid gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera:
Cynipidae) is an invasive wasp in Europe and is one of the major pests of chestnuts …

Does Gnomoniopsis castanea contribute to the natural biological control of chestnut gall wasp?

A Vannini, AM Vettraino, D Martignoni… - Fungal Biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Gnomoniopsis castanea has been reported as the causal agent of necrosis of chestnut wasp
(Dryocosmus kuriphilus) galls. The fungus is frequently observed on galls in chestnut stands …

A native and an introduced parasitoid utilize an exotic gall-maker host

WR Cooper, LK Rieske - BioControl, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) is non-native to North America
and induces formation of galls on petioles and leaves of all chestnut (Castanea spp …

Short-Term Cold Stress Affects Parasitism on the Asian Chestnut Gall Wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus

CP Bonsignore, G Vizzari, G Vono, U Bernardo - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Asian cynipid gall wasp (ACGW)“Dryocosmus kuriphilus” has become
widespread in Europe. In all invaded areas, it is parasitized by native parasitoids associated …

Biological control of the chestnut gall wasp with T. sinensis: a mathematical model

F Paparella, C Ferracini, A Portaluri, A Manzo… - Ecological Modelling, 2016 - Elsevier
The Asian chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus, native of China, has become a pest
when it appeared in Japan, Korea, and the United States. In Europe it was first found in Italy …

New Gall Wasp Species Attacking Chestnut Trees: Dryocosmus zhuili n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) on Castanea henryi from Southeastern China

DH Zhu, Z Liu, PF Lu, XH Yang, CY Su… - Journal of Insect …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
A new gall wasp species, Dryocosmus zhuili Liu et Zhu, is herein described from the
southeastern Fujian province of China. The new species induces galls on trees of Henry's …