Sustainable control of the horse chestnut leafminer, Cameraria ohridella (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae), a new invasive pest of Aesculus hippocastanum in Europe.
Abstract
CONTROCAM is a multidisciplinary project aimed at the control of the horse chestnut leaf-miner, Cameraria ohridella, a moth of unknown origin, which has spread recently over vast areas of Europe. CONTROCAM proposes, firstly, to assess the present and potential future impact of the invasive species C. ohridella on horse chestnut trees, both in the European urban ecosystem and in the natural ecosystem in the Balkans, as well as the potential threat to European forestry through host range expansion. Then, it will investigate the potential of different environmentally safe and sustainable control methods including pheromone-based monitoring and control, biological control and cultural methods. The epidemiology and dispersal of the moth will be studied. Finally, the project aims to develop and disseminate the basic structures of an IPM strategy against C. ohridella adaptable to various geographic, economic and climatic regions and to use the project as a generic model for developing sound approaches to the study and control of exotic invasive pests in Europe.
keywords Cameraria ohridella horse chestnut leafminer dispersal impact sustainable control
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Technical University of Munich
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BFL, Institut für Phytomedizin
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