[HTML][HTML] Recent advances toward the sustainable management of invasive Xylosandrus ambrosia beetles

A Gugliuzzo, PHW Biedermann, D Carrillo… - Journal of Pest …, 2021 - Springer
We provide an overview of both traditional and innovative control tools for management of
three Xylosandrus ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), invasive …

Semiochemical-mediated host selection by Xylosandrus spp. ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) attacking horticultural tree crops: a review of basic and …

CM Ranger, ME Reding, K Addesso… - The Canadian …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Exotic ambrosia beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in the tribe Xyleborini include
destructive pests of trees growing in horticultural cropping systems. Three species are …

Native European ants can discourage host colonization and reduce reproductive success of the invasive ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus

D Giannetti, E Schifani, A Gugliuzzo, L Zappalà… - Biological Control, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their ubiquity and their nature as generalist predators, ants have long been used as
biological control agents in forest and agricultural systems. Several exotic ambrosia beetles …

[HTML][HTML] Volatiles of fungal cultivars act as cues for host-selection in the fungus-farming ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus germanus

A Gugliuzzo, J Kreuzwieser, CM Ranger… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Many wood-boring insects use aggregation pheromones during mass colonization of host
trees. Bark beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are a model system, but much less is known …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal changes in population structure of the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus and its associated fungi in a southern Mediterranean environment

A Gugliuzzo, G Criscione, A Biondi, D Aiello, A Vitale… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Exotic ambrosia beetles are increasing in Europe due to global trade and global warming.
Among these xylomycetophagous insects, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff)(Coleoptera …

[HTML][HTML] Role of plant essential oil nanoemulsions on host colonization by the invasive ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus

A Gugliuzzo, V Francardi, S Simoni, PF Roversi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of effective control strategies targeting non-native ambrosia beetles
(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) represents an emerging …

Volatiles from nutritional fungal symbiont influence the attraction of Anisandrus maiche (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to ethanol-baited traps

KN Tobin, MW Ethington… - Environmental …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Anisandrus maiche Stark (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is a non-native
ambrosia beetle from central Asia that has been spreading throughout the eastern United …

Fungal pathogen and ethanol affect host selection and colonization success in ambrosia beetles

D Rassati, M Contarini, CM Ranger… - Agricultural and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ambrosia beetles exhibit broad host ranges but a narrow preference based on the condition
of the host. Tissues infected by pathogens or containing ethanol can facilitate attacks by …

Towards integrated pest and pollinator management in tropical crops

I Merle, J Hipólito, F Requier - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Pest control and crop pollination are critical services for crop production.•Pest
control and crop pollination are usually managed separately.•IPPM promotes the co …

First data on the flight activity and distribution of the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) on carob trees in Sicily

A Gugliuzzo, G Criscione, G Siscaro, A Russo… - EPPO …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The factors influencing the entry and the spread of the black twig borer, Xylosandrus
compactus (Eichhoff), in the Mediterranean environment have not yet been characterized …