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A Multicriteria Risk Analysis to Evaluate Impacts of Forest Management Alternatives on Forest Health in Europe

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A case of ecological specialization in ladybirds: Iberorhyzobius rondensis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), potential biocontrol agent of Matsucoccus feytaudi (Hemiptera: Matsucoccidae).

scientific article published on 26 March 2014

A common mode of attraction of larvae and adults of insect predators to the sex pheromone of their prey (Hemiptera: Matsucoccidae).

scientific article published in April 2006

A review of invasive alien species impacts on eucalypt stands and citrus orchards ecosystem services: towards an integrated management approach

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Another Chapter in the History of the European Invasion by the Western Conifer Seed Bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis: The Iberian Peninsula

scientific article published in 2023

Ant community associated to citrus canopy in Southern Portugal over a century after the invasion by the Argentine ant

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Arthropod diversity sheltered in Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) larval nests

article by Manuela Branco et al published 24 October 2008 in Insect Conservation and Diversity

Assessing the competitive interactions between two egg parasitoids of the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus platensis, and their implications for biological control

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Biological control of Gonipterus: Uncovering the associations between eucalypts, weevils and parasitoids in their native range

scientific article published in 2019

Biological control reduces herbivore’s host range

Characterization of the volatile fraction emitted by phloems of four pinus species by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

scientific article published on 23 November 2005

Classical biological control of two Eucalyptus gall wasps; main outcome and conclusions

Climate Warming and Past and Present Distribution of the Processionary Moths (Thaumetopoea spp.) in Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa

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Climate constrains range expansion of an allochronic population of the pine processionary moth

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Cork oak pests: a review of insect damage and management

article by Riziero Tiberi et al published 20 January 2016 in Annals of Forest Science

Deciphering the demographic history of allochronic differentiation in the pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa

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Defense Response of Native and Alien Mealybugs (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Against the Solitary Parasitoid Anagyrus sp. nr. pseudococci (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

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Defoliators in Native Insect Systems of the Mediterranean Basin

scholarly article published 2016

Distribution of the invasive ambrosia beetle Anisandrus maiche (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) in Switzerland and first record in Europe of its ambrosia fungus Ambrosiella cleistominuta

scientific article published in 2024

Does the geography of cork oak origin influence budburst and leaf pest damage?

scientific article published in 2016

Draft genome and reference transcriptomic resources for the urticating pine defoliator Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae).

scientific article published on 20 January 2018

Ecological Infrastructures May Enhance Lepidopterans Predation in Irrigated Mediterranean Farmland, Depending on Their Typology and the Predator Guild

scientific article published on 28 March 2022

Economic Outcome of Classical Biological Control: A Case Study on the Eucalyptus Snout Beetle, Gonipterus platensis , and the Parasitoid Anaphes nitens

scientific article published in 2018

Economic assessment of managing processionary moth in pine forests: a case-study in Portugal

scientific article published on 11 March 2008

Effect of ground cover vegetation on the abundance and diversity of beneficial arthropods in citrus orchards

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Effect of heat waves on embryo mortality in the pine processionary moth

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Effect of trap design, trap size and pheromone dose on male capture of two pine bast scales species (Hemiptera: Matsucoccidae): implications for monitoring and mass-trapping

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Efficiency of biological control of Gonipterus platensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Anaphes nitens (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in cold areas of the Iberian Peninsula: Implications for defoliation and wood production in Eucalyptus globulus

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Environmental risk assessment of the egg parasitoid Anaphes inexpectatus for classical biological control of the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus platensis

article by Carlos Valente et al published 6 April 2017 in BioControl

Establishing grazing and grazing-excluded patches increases plant and invertebrate diversity in a Mediterranean oak woodland

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Evidence for low-level hybridization between two allochronic populations of the pine processionary moth,Thaumetopoea pityocampa(Lepidoptera: Notodontidae)

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Experimental evidence for heritable reproductive time in 2 allochronic populations of pine processionary moth

scientific article published on 4 November 2015

First report of Epichrysocharis burwelli in Europe, a new invasive gall wasp atacking eucalypts

Foliage Feeding Invasive Insects: Defoliators and Gall Makers

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Gall induction may benefit host plant: a case of a gall wasp and eucalyptus tree

scientific article published on 18 March 2013

Genetic Diversity and Structure at Different Spatial Scales in the Processionary Moths

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Genetic diversity and host alternation of the egg parasitoid Ooencyrtus pityocampae between the pine processionary moth and the caper bug.

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Genetic isolation through time: allochronic differentiation of a phenologically atypical population of the pine processionary moth

scientific article published in April 2007

Germination success, survival and seedling vigour of Quercus suber acorns in relation to insect damage

article by Manuela Branco et al published August 2002 in Forest Ecology and Management

Host range expansion of native insects to exotic trees increases with area of introduction and the presence of congeneric native trees

scientific article published in 2014

Host selection behaviour and specificity of the solitary parasitoid of mealybugsAnagyrussp. nr.pseudococci(Girault) (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae)

scholarly article by Abdalbaset A.A. Bugila et al published 5 November 2013 in Biocontrol Science and Technology

Host use in Orgyia trigotephras (Erebidae, Lymantriinae) during outbreak: effects on larval performance and egg predation

article by Olfa Ezzine et al published 17 April 2015 in Annals of Forest Science

How effective is Psyllaephagus bliteus (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in controlling Glycaspis brimblecombei (Hemiptera: Psylloidea)?

scholarly article by C. Boavida et al published August 2016 in Biological Control

Impact assessment of Leptoglossus occidentalis in Pinus pinea: Integrating population density and seed loss

scientific article published on 24 June 2021

Impact of alien terrestrial arthropods in Europe. Chapter 5

Impact of the Invasive Argentine Ant in Citrus Agroecosystems: Effects on the Diversity and Frequency of Native Ant Species Foraging on Tree Canopy ⬇️

scientific article published on 11 November 2020

Improving the efficiency of lepidopteran pest detection and surveillance: constraints and opportunities for multiple-species trapping

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Incipient allochronic speciation in the pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa, Lepidoptera, Notodontidae).

scientific article published on 21 October 2010

Increasing numbers and intercontinental spread of invasive insects on eucalypts

article by Brett P. Hurley et al published 26 February 2016 in Biological Invasions

Insect – Tree Interactions in Thaumetopoea pityocampa

scholarly article published 13 September 2014

Invasive Sap-Sucker Insects in the Mediterranean Basin

Is Leptoglossus occidentalis entirely responsible for the high damage observed on cones and seeds of Pinus pinea? Results from a fertirrigation trial in Portugal

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Kairomonal response of predators to three pine bast scale sex pheromones

scientific article published on 23 May 2006

Kairomonal response of the parasitoidAnagyrusspec. nov. nearpseudococcito the sex pheromone of the vine mealybug

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Mating Behavior and Performance in the Two Cosmopolitan Mealybug Species Planococcus citri and Pseudococcus calceolariae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

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Micro X-ray computed tomography suggests cooperative feeding among adult invasive bugs Leptoglossus occidentalis on mature seeds of stone pine Pinus pinea

article published in 2017

Modelling response of insect trap captures to pheromone dose

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Natural History of the Processionary Moths (Thaumetopoea spp.): New Insights in Relation to Climate Change

scholarly article published 13 September 2014

New species and new records of exotic Scolytinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Europe

scientific article published in 2022

Opportunities and challenges of Eucalyptus plantations in Europe: the Iberian Peninsula experience

scientific article published in 2021

Phenotypic divergence in reproductive traits of a moth population experiencing a phenological shift

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Phylogeography of the ladybird Iberorhyzobius rondensis, a potential biological control agent of the invasive alien pine bast scale Matsucoccus feytaudi

Population monitoring of the pine processionary moth (Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae) with pheromone-baited traps

scholarly article by H. Jactel et al published November 2006 in Forest Ecology and Management

Pre-selection and biological potential of the egg parasitoid Anaphes inexpectatus for the control of the Eucalyptus snout beetle, Gonipterus platensis

article by Carlos Valente et al published 8 February 2017 in Journal of Pest Science

Presence and dynamics of ambrosia beetles and other xylophagous insects in a Mediterranean cork oak forest following fire

scientific article published in 2017

Presence of the Eucalyptus gall wasp Ophelimus maskelli and its parasitoid Closterocerus chamaeleon in Portugal: First record, geographic distribution and host preference

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Preventing invasions of Asian longhorn beetle and citrus longhorn beetle: are we on the right track?

scientific article published on 21 September 2021

Prey sex pheromone as kairomone for a new group of predators (Coleoptera: Dasytidae, Aplocnemus spp.) of pine bast scales

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Reproductive Requirements and Life Cycle of Iberorhyzobius rondensis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Potential Biological Control Agent of Matsucoccus feytaudi (Hemiptera: Matsucoccidae).

scientific article published on 6 April 2015

Shifted phenology in the pine processionary moth affects the outcome of tree-insect interaction

scientific article published on 13 June 2019

Significant mortality of eggs and young larvae of two pine processionary moth species due to the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum

article by Tuğçe Aydın et al published 7 March 2018 in Biocontrol Science and Technology

Suitability of five mealybug species (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) as hosts for the solitary parasitoidAnagyrussp. nr.pseudococci(Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

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Synthesis and structure-activity relationship of diene modified analogs of Matsucoccus sex pheromones

scientific article published on 24 May 2003

Temperature niche shift observed in a Lepidoptera population under allochronic divergence

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The influences of forest stand management on biotic and abiotic risks of damage

article by Hervé Jactel et al published January 2009 in Annals of Forest Science

Time to rethink the management intensity in a Mediterranean oak woodland: the response of insectivorous birds and leaf-chewing defoliators as key groups in the forest ecosystem

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Vine mealybug sex pheromone increases citrus mealybug parasitism by Anagyrus sp. near pseudococci (Girault)

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Water stress affects Tomicus destruens host pine preference and performance during the shoot feeding phase

Weevils and Bark Beetles (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). Chapter 8.2

scientific article published on 6 July 2010

Eradication programs against non-native pests and pathogens of woody plants in Europe: which factors influence their success or failure?

scientific article published in 2023

Modelling the invasion dynamics of the African citrus psyllid: The role of human-mediated dispersal and urban and peri-urban citrus trees

scientific article published in 2023

Testing early detection of pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa nests using UAV-based methods

scientific article published in 2023

Worldwide tests of generic attractants, a promising tool for early detection of non-native cerambycid species

scientific article published in 2023

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