scholarly journals Studies on the Resistance of Chestnut trees (Castanea spp.) to Chestnut Gall Wasps (Dryocosmus Kuriphilus YASUMATSU)

1975 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuichiro MATSUI ◽  
Hirotaka TORIKATA ◽  
Katsura MUNAKATA
2020 ◽  
Vol 156 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-116
Author(s):  
M.T. Jennings ◽  
R.R. Askew

The invasive chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) is a major pest species of Castanea spp. worldwide. It only arrived in Britain in 2015 and the parasitoid community associated with it was studied in 2019. Eight native species of chalcidoid, previously known to be associated with oak gall wasps, were identified. These results are compared to a similar study (2016–2019) in France where four parasitoids were reared. However, this community included the deliberately introduced Torymus sinensis Kamijo, a specific biological control agent of D. kuriphilus. The presence of T. sinensis and the differences between the two communities is discussed.


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