The Red Palm Weevil in the City of Bari: A First Damage Assessment

Sardaro, Ruggiero; Grittani, Rinaldo; Scrascia, Maria; Pazzani, Carlo; Russo, Valentina; Garganese, Francesca; Porfido, C.; Diana, Laura; Porcelli, Francesco

doi:10.3390/f9080452

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“…However, the pest number/damage proportionality allows using such proper techniques as pest trapping and similar approaches for thresholds evaluation [ 61 ]. In control actions, the damage forecast should promptly compare the damage value with the control cost [ 62 , 63 ]. The pest control issue consists of managing the pest population to get acceptable damage without suppressing all the pest individuals.…”

Section: Non-vector/vector Pest Damagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The need for a quantitative evaluation of the target population (Aphrophoridae, until now) exists because the control targets are the Aphrophoridae as vectors and not as conventionally damaging pests [ 130 ]. In the case of conventionally dangerous pest [ 62 , 210 , 211 ], even a non-quantitative pest population census method works because the need is to correlate the number of individuals (e.g., per trap) with an (economic/action) threshold. Such a correlation considers the damage rather than population census.…”

Section: Vector–pathogen: Rationale Controlmentioning

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Aphrophoridae Role in Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 Invasion in Southern Italy

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The Philaenus spumarius L. (Hemiptera Aphrophoridae) is a xylem-sap feeder vector that acquires Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 during feeding on infected plants. The bacterium is the plant pathogen responsible for olive quick decline syndrome that has decimated olive trees in Southern Italy. Damage originates mainly from the insect vector attitude that multiplies the pathogen potentialities propagating Xf in time and space. The principal action to manage insect-borne pathogens and to contain the disease spread consists in vector and transmission control. The analysis of an innovative and sustainable integrated pest management quantitative strategy that targets the vector and the infection by combining chemical and physical control means demonstrates that it is possible to stop the Xylella invasion. This review updates the available topics addressing vectors’ identification, bionomics, infection management, and induced disease by Xylella invasion to discuss major available tools to mitigate the damage consequent to the disease.

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Aphrophoridae Role in Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 Invasion in Southern Italy

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“…They concluded that incorporating human-assisted pathway predictors can greatly improve early detection of invasive species. Sardaro et al [2] conducted the first damage assessment of the effects of red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier) on Canary palm (Phoenix canariensis Chabaud), one of the most distinctive landscape elements in the City of Bari, Italy. The study offers important information for decision making and proper preservation measures for important urban green resources in urban settings.…”

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Impacts of Nonnative Species on the Health of Natural and Planted Forests

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Potter

Koch

et al. 2019

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Despite conservation efforts, most forest ecosystems worldwide are affected by biotic invasions; however, the specific impacts vary across different geographic regions and forest types. The relative contributions of the main drivers such as propagule pressure (e.g., due to human population, travel, and trade), climate, land use, and habitat invasibility remain uncertain. The special issue “Impacts of Nonnative Species on the Health of Natural and Planted Forests” was organized to facilitate timely communications among scientists and managers in different regions and to assist in attempts to improve forest health and maintain long-term sustainability. The special issue addresses broad issues related to forest invasions, including the impacts of nonnative species in various forest ecosystems (e.g., natural vs. urban) and the contributions of land use (e.g., fragmentation), human activity, and climate change to invasion. The new findings include identifying hotspots of potential invasion impacts and their causes, which can help inform policy makers as they develop effective strategies for prevention, early detection or eradication, and forest management.

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“…Over the centuries landraces, based on traditional systems of production, ensured food and forage, minimized the production risk, stabilized yields [ 1 ], and favored low levels of technology and inputs [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]. Nowadays, landraces contribute to preserve social, cultural, health, recreational and identity values of community, so as to ensure wellbeing [ 6 ]. These benefits are mainly supplied in internal and marginal territories, i.e., rural areas characterized by scarce accessibility to main services, such as education, health and mobility.…”

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New Value to Wool: Innovative Garments for Preservation of Sheep Landraces in Italy

Sardaro

Sala

2021

Animals

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In Basilicata, southern Italy, a sheep landrace jeopardized of extinction is Gentile di Puglia due to low production levels, low market values of milk and meat, and replacement of wool with synthetic fibers. Due to these dynamics farmers progressively resort to intensive breeding systems, hence causing the gradual disappearance of the ovine sector, the withering of traditional breeding culture and the abandonment of internal and marginal territories. However, in changing climate, traditional agriculture is getting increased attention worldwide by the consumers who are embracing emerging sustainable food production. Thus, in the light of a possible conservation strategy, the study investigates the prospective market for a garment (pullover) produced with wool from Gentile di Puglia, and woven through traditional techniques. An integrated methodological approach based on choice experiments and Bass diffusion model was carried out in order to analyze the consumers’ preferences, the penetration market of this innovative product and the new wool value for farmers. The results pointed out a potential demand focused on women aged 50 years and more and a recognized wool value to farmers of 55 € animal−1 (22 € kg−1). This new revenue could allow the reduction of the difference in gross margin between the Gentile di Puglia and the non-autochthonous intensively-farmed Comisana from 57% to 3%. The production of further wool garments for a wider demand could increase the economic sustainability of Gentile di Puglia, making it even more preferable than other highly productive breeds.

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The Red Palm Weevil in the City of Bari: A First Damage Assessment

Cited by 16 publications

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Aphrophoridae Role in Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 Invasion in Southern Italy

Aphrophoridae Role in Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 Invasion in Southern Italy

Impacts of Nonnative Species on the Health of Natural and Planted Forests

New Value to Wool: Innovative Garments for Preservation of Sheep Landraces in Italy

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