Torymus sinensis: a viable management option for the biological control of Dryocosmus kuriphilus in Europe?

M Gibbs, K Schönrogge, A Alma, G Melika, A Quacchia… - BioControl, 2011 - Springer
The chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus is a global pest of chestnut (Castanea spp).
Established as a pest in the mid-twentieth century in Japan, Korea and North America, this …

The diversity and phylogeography of cynipid gallwasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) of the Oriental and Eastern Palearctic regions, and their associated communities

Y Abe, G Melika, GN Stone - Oriental insects, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Cynipid gallwasps comprise around 1300 species worldwide, predominantly in temperate
regions of the Holarctic. The vast majority of species are recorded either from the Nearctic or …

An integrative taxonomic study of European Eupelmus (Macroneura)(Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae), with a molecular and cytogenetic analysis of …

L Fusu - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The European species of Eupelmus (Macroneura Walker), including the
cosmopolitan and extremely polyphagous species Eupelmus vesicularis (Retzius), are …

How galling organisms manipulate the secondary metabolites in the host plant tissues? A histochemical overview in neotropical gall systems

V Coelho Kuster, U Costa Rezende… - Co-evolution of …, 2020 - Springer
The histochemistry approach has been used to understand cell metabolism modulation by
galling organisms on their host-plant organs and the relationship of the accumulation of …

Post-release evaluation of non-target effects of Torymus sinensis, the biological control agent of Dryocosmus kuriphilus in Italy

C Ferracini, E Ferrari, M Pontini, LKH Nova… - BioControl, 2017 - Springer
A post-release study was performed to assess the impact of Torymus sinensis
(Hymenoptera: Torymidae), the biological control agent of Dryocosmus kuriphilus …

Do Torymus sinensis (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) and agroforestry system affect native parasitoids associated with the Asian chestnut gall wasp?

C Ferracini, S Bertolino, U Bernardo, CP Bonsignore… - Biological Control, 2018 - Elsevier
The Asian chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, is one of the most serious
pests of Castanea spp. worldwide. Since local parasitoids did not effectively control this …

Redefining Ormyridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) with establishment of subfamilies and description of new genera

S van Noort, MD Mitroiu, R Burks… - Systematic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The circumscription of the family Ormyridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) is revised after
phylogenetic analysis based on ultra‐conserved elements (UCEs) and comparative …

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 …

Threats Posed to the Rediscovered and Rare Salvia ceratophylloides Ard. (Lamiaceae) by Borer and Seed Feeder Insect Species

CP Bonsignore, VLA Laface, G Vono, R Marullo… - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
The effects of herbivorous insects on a plant population are not always well tolerated. This is
especially true if the herbivorous actions are directed toward rare plant species. Salvia …

Environmental thermal levels affect the phenological relationships between the chestnut gall wasp and its parasitoids

CP Bonsignore, G Vono… - Physiological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of thermal level‐related asynchrony in a host–parasitoid relationship are necessary
to understand the effects of climate change on new host–parasitoid interactions. In the Asian …