Urban areas are favouring the spread of an alien mud-dauber wasp into climatically non-optimal latitudes

C Polidori, J García-Gila, J Blasco-Aróstegui… - Acta Oecologica, 2021 - Elsevier
Insects are highly involved in accidental introductions in non-native areas. Potential
distribution modelling is routinely used to predict the dynamics of such range expansions …

Aridity could have driven the local extinction of a common and multivoltine butterfly

D Gil‐Tapetado, CD Soria, JF Gómez… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying which species are being negatively impacted by climate change and the
mechanisms driving their decline is essential to effectively protect biodiversity …

Climate change as a driver of insect invasions: Dispersal patterns of a dragonfly species colonizing a new region

D Gil-Tapetado, D López-Collar, JF Gómez… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The dragonfly Trithemis kirbyi Sélys, 1891 recently colonized Western Europe from North
Africa. Since its first record in the Iberian Peninsula in 2007, the species has been spreading …

Modelling ectotherms' populations considering physiological age structure and spatial motion: A novel approach

L Rossini, NB Rosselló, M Contarini, S Speranza… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The mathematical description of the dynamics of ectotherm populations has a crucial role in
understanding and forecasting insect pests outbreaks, as well as to support the formulation …

The leaf beetle Labidostomis lusitanica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) as an Iberian pistachio pest: projecting risky areas

SR Gómez, D Gil‐Tapetado… - Pest Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract BACKGROUND Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) is a commercially important tree in the
Mediterranean basin, where there is a considerable increase in cultivation, especially in …

Torymus sinensis Kamijo, a biocontrol agent against the invasive chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu in Spain: its natural dispersal from France and …

JL Nieves-Aldrey, D Gil-Tapetado, O Gavira… - Forest …, 2019 - fs.revistas.csic.es
Aim of study: The globally invasive gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, 1951
(Cynipidae: Cynipini), reached Spain seven years ago and is already regarded as an …

Short-Term Cold Stress Affects Parasitism on the Asian Chestnut Gall Wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus

CP Bonsignore, G Vizzari, G Vono, U Bernardo - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Asian cynipid gall wasp (ACGW)“Dryocosmus kuriphilus” has become
widespread in Europe. In all invaded areas, it is parasitized by native parasitoids associated …

[HTML][HTML] Torymus sinensis against the invasive chestnut gall wasp: Evaluating the physiological host range and hybridization risks of a classical biological control …

D Gil-Tapetado, EK López-Estrada, YJ Ruiz… - Biological Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Background A common strategy to limit the negative impact of biological invasions is
biological control through the release of specialized alien natural enemies. However …

Can Niche Dynamics and Distribution Modeling Predict the Success of Invasive Species Management Using Biocontrol? Insights From Acacia longifolia in Portugal

M Dinis, JR Vicente, N César de Sá… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Biological invasions are among the major contemporary threats to biodiversity. Biocontrol
has a long history as a safe and effective strategy for the control of invasive species in …

Seguimiento de artrópodos bioindicadores en áreas urbanas: objetivos, experiencias y perspectivas

FJ Cabrero-Sañudo, RC García… - …, 2022 - revistaecosistemas.net
Los bioindicadores han demostrado ser herramientas muy útiles para la evaluación del
estado de perturbación o madurez de los ecosistemas, así como en la monitorización y …