Rearing, release and settlement prospect in Italy of Torymus sinensis, the biological control agent of the chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus

By A. Quacchia, S. Moriya, G. Bosio, I. Scapin, A. Alma. BioControl (Dordrecht), 2008

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Invasion by the chestnut gall wasp in Italy causes significant yield loss in Castanea sativa nut production (2014, background): “Given that direct pest control is difficult and troublesome (Bernardo et al., 2013) and classical biocontrol is a longterm option (Quacchia et al., 2008), relatively simple cultural measures could be adopted by growers to reduce the number of buds that are susceptible to ACGW oviposition at the…”
Classical biological control for the protection of natural ecosystems (2010, background): “In Japan and southern Europe, Castanea species are an important component of native forests, providing food for wildlife, bee forage, soil improvement, and slope stabilization in mountains (Howes, 1979; Thomas et al., 1992; Quacchia et al., 2008).”
Chalcid parasitoid community associated with the invading pest Dryocosmus kuriphilus in north‐western Italy (2013, background): “…damage caused by D. kuriphilus and considering the lack of alternative effective control strategies (EFSA, 2010), this ineffective con- trol by indigenous natural enemies highlights the need for biological control using the exotic parasitoid T. sinensis (Quacchia et al., 2008; Gibbs et al., 2011).”