From Chestnut Tree (Castanea sativa) to Flour and Foods: A Systematic Review of the Main Criticalities and Control Strategies towards the Relaunch of Chestnut …

C Aglietti, A Cappelli, A Andreani - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Castanea sativa plays a key role in different production chains (timber, flour, honey, and
tannins). Moreover, considering the great importance of chestnuts and chestnut flour for the …

Delimiting the cryptic diversity and host preferences of Sycophila parasitoid wasps associated with oak galls using phylogenomic data

YM Zhang, SI Sheikh, AKG Ward, AA Forbes… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptic species diversity is a major challenge regarding the species‐rich community of
parasitoids attacking oak gall wasps due to a high degree of sexual dimorphism …

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 …

Population Dynamics and Tree Damage of the Invasive Chestnut Gall Wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus, in Its Southernmost European Distributional Range

J Quinto, ME Wong, JR Boyero, JM Vela… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chestnut cultivation makes it possible to invigorate the economy of many
rural areas in Europe. The chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus is a serious invasive …

Temporal changes in the composition of parasitoid assemblages associated with the invasive chestnut gall wasp

JL Jara‐Chiquito, F Oliva, I Lobato‐Vila… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive alien species pose a challenge to ecosystem stability and crop production, so
understanding their interactions with the natural communities they invade is crucial to …

Clau de determinació d'espècies parasitoides (Hym.: Chalcidoidea) de la vespeta del castanyer a Catalunya i comentaris de la seva evolució en el control de …

JL Jara-Chiquito, JP i Villar - Butlletí de la Institució Catalana d'Història …, 2022 - raco.cat
En aquest treball es proporciona una clau de determinació per les 29 espècies de
parasitoides (Hym., Chalcidoidea) obtinguts de gales de la vespeta del castanyer …

Short-term thermal changes affect parasitism on Asian chestnut gall wasp

CP Bonsignore, G Vizzari, G Vono, U Bernardo - 2020 - preprints.org
Thermal variations affect tri-trophic interactions involving plants, herbivores, and parasitoids,
causing a mismatch between their phenological cycles. In the current environmental context …