Many of the arthropod species that are important pests of agriculture and forestry are
impossible to discriminate morphologically throughout all of their life stages. Some cannot …

Quantitative studies rarely address arthropod herbivory on early angiosperms. We assessed
arthropod herbivory from highly sampled, abundant, diverse, and well preserved Early …

Emerging pests are increasingly threatening fruit orchard health across the Mediterranean
area. Tephritidae, representing serious threats for Europe, are numerous, and the fruit flies …

Within the insect order L epidoptera (moths and butterflies), the so‐called nonditrysian
superfamilies are mostly species‐poor but highly divergent, offering numerous …

Abstract In 2019, in southern Italy (Campania) there was an outbreak of a sap beetle
infesting stored walnut fruits. A monitoring activity started to assess the spread and impact of …

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 …

After the first record in 2008 in Southeast Italy, the alien invasive and quarantine pest
Aleurocanthus spiniferus (orange spiny whitefly—OSW) has gradually spread throughout …

Abstract [eng] The world's smallest moths in Lepidoptera (Insecta) and the complexity in
making such a determination are examined and discussed. The forewing length and …

ABSTRACT A leaf-mining pest occurring on commercial varieties of Vitis vinifera in South
Africa was investigated due to the presence of cocoons on fruit. The leaf miner, Holocacista …

The Nearctic leafminer of black walnut Coptodisca juglandiella (Chambers, 1874) was found
in Hungary and reported as new for Europe. Larvae were found in leafmines on black walnut …