Horse-chestnut leaf miner Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimic (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): distribution in Russia and possible control measures

In Russia, the horse-chestnut leaf miner Cameraria ohridella was detected in 2003 in Kaliningrad Oblast, and in 2005 – in Moscow. Currently, the species is widely spread in European part of the Russian Federation, and its area continues to expand. On affected chestnut plants, up to 90% of the leaf surface is destroyed. The article analyzes various ways to control C. ohridel­ la used in Russia and some European countries. The most effective is the chemical method of pest control, however, pesticides officially allowed to be used against

C. ohridella are absent in Russia. There are systemic preparations – Insegar, Lufoks, Konfidor, Aktellik, Iskra, Imidacloprid, etc., which may be suitable for use in Russia on chestnut, but they are recommended against other phytophage species. Trees can also be protected from C. ohridella by injecting a systemic insecticide into the trunk. This method was not widely used in Europe, because the costs were extremely high. As for Russia, today there is not a single registered drug in the country that is approved for use against this pest using intra-stem injection technology. Given this circumstance, research work should be more directed towards the development of biological control measures. Scientists are conducting research to find suitable species of parasitoids that can be used to suppress the population of C. ohridella.

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