Foliage Feeding Invasive Insects: Defoliators and Gall Makers

Branco, Manuela; Battisti, Andrea; Mendel, Zvi

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-24744-1_8

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“…In Chile, in a seed orchard of E. globulus it was observed during 2017 the formation of galls on capsules, associated with Botryosphaeria sp., which induces the abortion of such capsules, being estimated loss of up to 50% in the seed production (Molina-Mercader, 2019; unpublished data). According to Branco et al (2016), regarding the adult of O. maskelli, it increases its survival when it feeds on eucalyptus flowers compared to those cases in which only drinking water.…”

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“…Both species are native to Australia (La Salle, 2005) and have been dispersed to different countries outside their natural distribution. Ophelimus maskelli has been reported in Israel (Protasov et al, 2007a), South Africa, New Zealand (Branco et al, 2016), Vietnam, Indonesia (Lawson et al, 2012); Tunisia (Dhahri et al, 2010) South Africa (Hurley, 2014), Turkey (Doganlar and Mendel, 2007), Italy (Arzone and Alma, 2000), Spain (Sánchez, 2003), France (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, 2006), Portugal (Branco et al, 2009), Greece (Kavallieratos et al, 2006;Branco et al, 2016), Argentina (Aquino et al, 2014), USA (Burks et al, 2015) and Crinea (Nikulina and Martynov, 2018). On the other hand, Ophelimus eucalypti has been determined in New Zealand (Withers et al, 2000), Iran, Morocco, Kenya, Uganda (Arzone and Alma, 2000;Sánchez, 2003;Pujade-Villar and Riba-Flinch, 2004).…”

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Detection and distribution of Ophelimus migdanorum and its possible biocontroller Closterocerus chamaeleon in productive areas of Eucalyptus globulus in Chile

Molina-Mercader¹,

Angulo²,

Sanfuentes³

et al. 2019

Chil. j. agric. res.

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Wasps that belong to the genus Ophelimus develop galls on Eucalyptus spp., and E. globulus is considered among the most susceptible species. In 2003, a new species of Ophelimus was detected in Chile. This species forms galls on E. globulus and E. camaldulensis, and it was recently considered as Ophelimus migdanorum nov sp. The present study was carried out 16 yr after its detection and it was aimed to determine the presence of Ophelimus in plantations of E. globulus located in Maule, Biobío and La Araucanía Regions, which represent 76% of the area covered with this species in the country. Between August and September 2017, a total of 165 sampling forest farms were established in stands of E. globulus, located in these regions of the country. In each farm, twigs were collected that represented formation of galls and maintained in laboratory conditions until the emergence of adults. These were identified according to their external morphological characteristics. The presence of O. migdanorum and Closterocerus chamaeleon was determined. Both species emerged together in all the regions considered in the study, 92.1% and 46.7% of the evaluated forest farms, respectively. Then Ophelimus migdanorum is widely distributed in Maule, Biobío and La Araucanía Regions, in Chile.

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Detection and distribution of Ophelimus migdanorum and its possible biocontroller Closterocerus chamaeleon in productive areas of Eucalyptus globulus in Chile

Molina-Mercader¹,

Angulo²,

Sanfuentes³

et al. 2019

Chil. j. agric. res.

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“…), soft scale (Parthenolecanium corni Bouché), and black bean aphid (Aphis fabae Scopoli). In countries like Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Poland, these have caused reduced leaf assimilation, loss of the aesthetic attributes of leaves, reduced value for honey production and, in extreme cases, premature leaf drop/ defoliation (Trenchev et al 1993;Maceljski and Mešić 2001;Tomov 2003;Duso et al 2005;Mihajlović and Stanivuković 2009;Pernek and Matoševic 2009;Branco et al 2016; Olenici and Duduman 2016; Šiljeg 2017).…”

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Ecology, growth and management of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), a non-native species integrated into European forests

et al. 2020

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wood, fodder, and a source of honey as well as bio-oil and biomass. It is also important for carbon sequestration, soil stabilization and re-vegetation of landfills, mining areas and wastelands, in biotherapy and landscaping. In Europe, black locust is drought tolerant so grows in areas with annual precipitation as low as 500-550 mm. It tolerates dry, nutrient poor soils but grows best on deep, nutrient-rich, well-drained soils. It is a fast-growing tree and the height, diameter and volume growth peak before the age of 20. It mostly regenerates vegetatively by root suckers under a simple coppice system, which is considered the most cost-effective management system. It also regenerates, but less frequently, by stool sprouts. Its early silviculture in production forests includes release cutting to promote root suckers rather than stool shoots, and cleaning-respacing to remove low-quality stems, reduce the number of shoots per stool, and adjust spacing between root suckers. In addition, early, moderate and frequent thinning as well as limited pruning are carried out focusing on crop trees. The species is regarded as

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“…predators and parasitoids) which can be absent from the introduced range (Cincotta et al 2009). This is the case in eucalyptus plantations heavily defoliated by the snout weevil Gonipterus platensis, originating from Australia (Branco et al 2016). Similarly, the use of radiata pine as a plantation species in the Basque country has now stopped due to the accumulation of too many diseases, i.e., red and brown needle blight, pitch canker, all of exotic origin.…”

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confidence: 99%