Occurrence of oriental chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) in Slovakia - short communication

Michal Pástor, Gabriela Juhásová, Dušan Juhás, Ladislav Bakay, Ján Kollár and Tibor Benčať
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Michal Pástor: Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovak Republic
Gabriela Juhásová: Moskovská 32, Nitra, Slovak Republic
Dušan Juhás: Dreviny zdravotný stav, s.r.o., Nitra, Slovak Republic
Ladislav Bakay: Horticulture and Landscape Engineering Faculty, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic
Ján Kollár: Horticulture and Landscape Engineering Faculty, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic
Tibor Benčať: Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovak Republic

Plant Protection Science, 2017, vol. 53, issue 4, 243-246

Abstract: During 2014-2016, damage by the oriental chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) was found on sweet chestnut trees at 4 localities in Slovakia. Dryocosmus kuriphilus is a specific plant pest on Castanea spp. In Europe it is considered as the most harmful insect pest on Castanea sativa. It is the first report of the oriental chestnut gall wasp occurrence on chestnut trees in Slovakia.

Keywords: invasive pest; Castanea sativa; insect pest; infestation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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