TY - JOUR
T1 - Introduction into Italy of Gryon pennsylvanicum (Ashmead), an eggparasitoid of the alien invasive bug Leptoglossus occidentalisHeidemann
AU - Caleca, Virgilio
AU - Roversi, null
AU - Marziali, null
AU - Sabbatini Peverieri, null
AU - Strong, null
AU - Strangi, null
AU - Marianelli, null
AU - Maltese, Matteo
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heteroptera, Coreidae), a Nearctic species, was accidentally introducedinto Northern Italy in the late 1990s, from where it has spread throughout Europe. The bug causesabortion of immature cones of Pinus pinea L., with economic impact on the pine-nut industry. Aspart of a pest control research program, the egg parasitoid Gryon pennsylvanicum Ashmead (Hymenoptera,Platygastridae) was collected from British Columbia, Canada, and legally introduced to aquarantine climatic chamber in Florence, Italy. The egg parasitoid will be tested against native non targetheteropterans, an environmental impact assessment will be conducted, and a mass rearingmethod will be developed if appropriate. The ultimate goal is to release G. pennsylvanicum into ItalianP. pinea forests for classical biological control of L. occidentalis.
AB - Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heteroptera, Coreidae), a Nearctic species, was accidentally introducedinto Northern Italy in the late 1990s, from where it has spread throughout Europe. The bug causesabortion of immature cones of Pinus pinea L., with economic impact on the pine-nut industry. Aspart of a pest control research program, the egg parasitoid Gryon pennsylvanicum Ashmead (Hymenoptera,Platygastridae) was collected from British Columbia, Canada, and legally introduced to aquarantine climatic chamber in Florence, Italy. The egg parasitoid will be tested against native non targetheteropterans, an environmental impact assessment will be conducted, and a mass rearingmethod will be developed if appropriate. The ultimate goal is to release G. pennsylvanicum into ItalianP. pinea forests for classical biological control of L. occidentalis.
KW - biological control
KW - coreidae
KW - pine-nut
KW - biological control
KW - coreidae
KW - pine-nut
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/54062
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2338.2011.02439.x/full
M3 - Article
VL - 41
SP - 72
EP - 75
JO - BULLETIN OEPP
JF - BULLETIN OEPP
SN - 1365-2338
ER -