The impact of the Asian chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus) on chestnut tree growth may be mediated by site resources [PDF]
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023 IntroductionThe Asian chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus) is a major pest of chestnut trees worldwide, seriously affecting chestnut cultivation.
Fernando Castedo-Dorado +2 more
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Transcriptomics and Antioxidant Analysis of Two Chinese Chestnut (Castanea mollissima BL.) Varieties Provides New Insights Into the Mechanisms of Resistance to Gall Wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus Infestation [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Chinese chestnut is a popular fruit tree with a high nutritional value of its nuts, which can suffer from infestation by the chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus (GWDK) that results in gall formation and resultant loss of production and profitability.
Cancan Zhu +7 more
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Risk assessment of the oriental chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus for the EU territory and identification and evaluation of risk management options [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2010 The Panel on Plant Health was requested by the European Commission to deliver a scientific opinion on the risk posed by the oriental chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus to the EU territory and to identify and evaluate risk management options ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)
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Population Dynamics and Tree Damage of the Invasive Chestnut Gall Wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus, in Its Southernmost European Distributional Range [PDF]
Insects, 2021 The invasive chestnut gall wasp (CGW), Dryocosmus kuriphilus, the worst pest of chestnut cultivation, has spread worryingly throughout Europe in less than 20 years.
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Leaf Trait Hyperspectral Characterization of Castanea sativa Miller Affected by Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu [PDF]
Agronomy, 2023 While populations of the Asian chestnut gall wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu), an invasive pest affecting the European chestnut (Castanea sativa Miller), have started to be controlled biologically, this pest still conditions chestnut tree ...
Dimas Pereira-Obaya +4 more
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Biological control of the Asian chestnut gall wasp in Portugal: Insights from a mathematical model. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 In recent years, the Asian gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus has invaded chestnut trees and significantly affected the Portuguese chestnut production. Studies in other countries, such as Japan or Italy, have shown that the parasitoid Torymus sinensis can ...
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Assessment of Chestnut Gall Toughness: Implications for a Biocontrol Agent [PDF]
Insects, 2022 (1) Torymus sinensis, the biocontrol agent of the Asian chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus, is univoltine, but in NW Italy a small percentage of individuals exhibits a prolonged diapause, mainly as late instar larva.
Chiara Ferracini +5 more
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Anatomical Changes during Chestnut (Castanea mollissima BL.) Gall Development Stages Induced by the Gall Wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) [PDF]
PlantsThis study delved into the larval development and the morphological and anatomical transformations that occur in the galls of chestnut trees (Castanea mollissima BL.) and are induced by the chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (GWDK) across
Cheng Wang +5 more
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Correction: Biological control of the Asian chestnut gall wasp in Portugal: Insights from a mathematical model. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254193.].
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Development of High-Density Genetic Linkage Maps and Identification of Loci for Chestnut Gall Wasp Resistance in Castanea spp. [PDF]
Plants, 2020 Castanea sativa is an important multipurpose species in Europe for nut and timber production as well as for its role in the landscape and in the forest ecosystem.
Daniela Torello Marinoni +10 more
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