U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Https

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

PubAg

Main content area

Search

1  Search Results

1 entry found
Number of results to display per page

Search Results

1. Effectiveness of Torymus sinensis in the biological control of dryocosmus kuriphilus in Italy

Author:
A. Quacchia; S. Moriya; G. Bosio
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1043 pp. 199-204
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Castanea; Dryocosmus kuriphilus; Torymus; biological control; parasitism; parasitoids; pest control; China; Italy; Japan; United States
Abstract:
... Dryocosmus kuriphilus is a global serious pest of chestnut. Original of China, it was accidentally introduced into several countries across the world. Biological control using its natural parasitoid Torymus sinensis is the most promising method to control the pest. T. sinensis was first introduced into Japan and USA, and since 2005 into Europe. The effectiveness of this biological control strategy ...