Detecting burn severity across mediterranean forest types by coupling medium-spatial resolution satellite imagery and field data

L Saulino, A Rita, A Migliozzi, C Maffei, E Allevato… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
In Mediterranean countries, in the year 2017, extensive surfaces of forests were damaged by
wildfires. In the Vesuvius National Park, multiple summer wildfires burned 88% of the …

Analysis of dieback in a coastal pinewood in Campania, Southern Italy, through high-resolution remote sensing

R Nicoletti, L De Masi, A Migliozzi, MM Calandrelli - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
For some years, the stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) forests of the Domitian coast in Campania,
Southern Italy, have been at risk of conservation due to biological adversities. Among these …

Endotherapic treatment to control Toumeyella parvicornis Cockerell infestations on Pinus pinea L

N Di Sora, L Rossini, M Contarini… - Pest Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The pine tortoise scale, Toumeyella parvicornis (Cockerell, 1897), is a
damaging insect pest native to North America. Its accidental introduction into Europe, where …

Biological and molecular characterization of Aromia bungii (Faldermann, 1835) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), an emerging pest of stone fruits in Europe

E Russo, F Nugnes, F Vicinanza, AP Garonna… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The red-necked longhorn beetle (RLB) Aromia bungii (Fald.) is an emerging pest of stone
fruit trees, native to East Asia, accidentally introduced in Europe (Germany and Italy) and …

Using Species Distribution Models (SDMs) to Estimate the Suitability of European Mediterranean Non-Native Area for the Establishment of Toumeyella Parvicornis …

N Di Sora, R Mannu, L Rossini, M Contarini, D Gallego… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Predicting species distribution is a fundamental step for setting up
opportune control actions. The suitability of the environment for the establishment of the …

Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Pine Tortoise Scale Insect Toumeyella parvicornis (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Coccidae)

N Di Sora, S Turco, F Brugneti, L Rossini, A Mazzaglia… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pest molecular characterization is an essential practice to support and
complete the classical morphological taxonomy of insects, as well as to provide helpful …

Stress and tree mortality in Mediterranean pine forests: anthropogenic influences

Á Rubio-Cuadrado, R López… - Pines and Their Mixed …, 2021 - Springer
In recent decades there has been a proliferation of studies concerning forest mortality events
due to increased stress, most of them focusing on climate change as the main cause. Here …

Toumeyella parvicornis versus endotherapic abamectin: three techniques, 1 year after

N Di Sora, L Rossini, M Contarini… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Toumeyella parvicornis is an invasive soft scale insect native to North America
that is rapidly spreading in Italy and France, provoking severe infestations on Pinus pinea L …

First report of Toumeyella parvicornis (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in Puglia (South‐Eastern Italy)

N Tagarelli, S Avosani, M Tucci, V Verrastro - EPPO Bulletin, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This is the first report of the presence of the pine tortoise scale Toumeyella parvicornis
Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccidae) in the Italian region of Puglia (South‐Eastern Italy). The …

Are the ladybugs Cryptolaemus montrouzieri and Exochomus quadripustulatus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) candidate predators of Toumeyella parvicornis …

N Di Sora, L Rossini, M Contarini… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Toumeyella parvicornis is an alien pest of recent introduction in Italy that infests
stone pines (Pinus pinea L.), its main host plant in Europe. Infestations are currently …