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Leaf traits linked to structure and palatability drive plant–insect interactions within three forested ecosystems

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, Volume 111, Issue 1, January 2024.
Abstract Premise Plant traits and insect herbivory have been highly studied within the modern record but only to a limited extent within the paleontological. Preservation influences what can be measured within the fossil record, but modern methods are also not compatible with paleobotanical methods.
Lauren Azevedo‐Schmidt   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Viewpoint: Partnerships in action – Europe and beyond [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
I feel privileged to have participated in a number of international partnership projects, both while working in Local Government and the Forestry Commission and during my time at the University of Greenwich.
Bartlett, Debbie
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Growing Chinese Chestnuts in Missouri (2009) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Chinese chestnut is an emerging new tree crop for Missouri and the Midwest. The Chinese chestnut tree is a spreading, medium-sized tree with glossy dark leaves bearing large crops of nutritious nuts.
Gold, Michael Alan   +3 more
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Numerical Simulation of the Biological Control of the Chestnut Gall Wasp with T. Sinensis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Portugal is a country that produces chestnuts. However, in recent years, a D. kuriphilus plague has invaded chestnut trees and signi cantly afected the chestnut production. Studies in other countries, such as Japan or Italy, have shown that the T. sinensis parasitoid can achieve biological control and help to eradicate the invader.
Balsa, Carlos   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera cynipidae) in Sardegna [PDF]

open access: yes
The chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus was detected in Sardinia in 2007. Two years later its biological control agent, Torymus sinensis, was released and was started the monitoring of native oak gall wasp parasitoids recruited by D.
Cascone, Pasquale   +5 more
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A new species of the genus Trichagalma Mayr from China (Hym.: Cynipidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
A new species of oak gallwasp, Trichagalma glabrosa Pujade-Villar is described from Eastern China (province of Henan), known to induce galls on Quercus variabilis Blume. Only asexual females are known.
Pujade, Juli,, Wang, Jingshun
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International trade of the NWFP: any opportunity for the Italian forest sector? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
open5siThe Italian forests, traditionally managed for wood production, need to tackle today a demand of good and services considered as secondary outputs by the forest manager.

core   +1 more source

Parasitoid Recruitment to the Globally Invasive Chestnut Gall Wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus is a global pest of chestnut (Castanea). Established as a pest in the mid 20th century in Japan, Korea and the USA, this species has now reached Europe. Successful deployment of a biocontrol agent, Torymus sinensis, in Japan has led to its early release in Italy.
A. AEBI   +11 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Distribution and dispersal of the invasive Asian chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), across the heterogeneous landscape of the Iberian Peninsula

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2018
Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), also known as the Asian chestnut gall wasp, is a non-native invasive species that has recently appeared in many regions of Europe, including the Iberian Peninsula.
Diego GIL-TAPETADO   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aleurocanthus spiniferus, an alien invasive threat to Europe. AssociatEd bacterial community and natural enemies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Aleurocanthus spiniferus also known as orange spiny whitefly (OSW), is a pest native to tropical Asia that in the last century has spread throughout Asia, reaching Africa, Australia, and Pacific islands.
Francesca, Garganese   +7 more
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