Environmental risk assessment of Torymus sinensis, a specialized parasitoid of the oriental chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus
https://doi.org/10.69536/FKR.2020.52.21.001
Abstract
After the introduction into Russia, the oriental chestnut gall wasp has spread in all growing areas of sweet chestnut and started to cause damage. Local entomophages are unable to regulate its numbers effectively, so the introduction of its specialized parasitoid Torymus sinensis, based on the experience of many countries, is the only way to quickly reduce the number of pests and prevent further deterioration of chestnut. The environmental risk assessment of the new entomophage has been carried out and its introduction has been shown not to have notable risks for natural forest communities.
About the Author
YU. I. Gninenko
FBU “VNIILM” (All-Russian Research Institute for Silviculture and Mechanization of Forestry)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD in Biology, Head of the Laboratory of Forest Protection against Invasive and Quarantine Organisms
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Gninenko Yu.I. Environmental risk assessment of Torymus sinensis, a specialized parasitoid of the oriental chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus. Plant Health and Quarantine. 2020;(3):40-51. https://doi.org/10.69536/FKR.2020.52.21.001
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