holistic management of emerging forest pests and diseases

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Caliciopsis moriondi, a new species for a fungus long confused with the pine pathogen C. pinea

Authors: Migliorini, D., Luchi, N., Pepori, A.L., Pecori, F., Aglietti, C. et al.

Year: 2020

Journal: MycoKeys

Volume/Issue: 73

Pages: 87-108

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.73.53028

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Harmonising the fields of invasion science and forest pathology

Authors: Paap, T., Wingfield, M.J., Burgess, T.I., Hulbert, J.M., & Santini, A.

Year: 2020

Journal: NeoBiota

Volume/Issue: 62

Publisher/Place: Pensoft Publishers

Pages: 301-332

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.62.52991

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Evidence for a cryptic parasitoid species reveals its suitability as a biological control agent

Authors: Seehausen, M.L., Ris, N., Driss, L. et al.

Year: 2020

Journal: Scientific Reports

Volume/Issue: 10/1

Pages: 19096

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76180-5

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Host-mediated, cross-generational intraspecific competition in a herbivore species

Authors: Castagneyrol, B., van Halder, I., Kadiri, Y., Schillé, L., Jactel, H.

Year: 2021

Journal: BioRxiv

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.30.228544

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Generic Model to Predict the Outbreak of Insects in European Forests

Authors: Collot, D., & Robinet, C.

Year: 2021

Journal: The 1st International Electronic Conference on Entomology session Forest and Urban Entomology

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/IECE-10375

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Classical biological control against insect pests in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: What influences its success?

Authors: Seehausen, M.L., Afonso, C., Jactel, H., & Kenis, M.

Year: 2021

Journal: NeoBiota

Volume/Issue: 65

Pages: 169-191

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.65.66276

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Biological control of emerging forest diseases: How can we move from dreams to reality?

Authors: Prospero, S., Botella, L., Santini, A., & Robin, C.

Year: 2021

Journal: Forest Ecology and Management

Volume/Issue: 496

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119377

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Egg mass structure of the processionary caterpillar Ochrogaster lunifer (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae): is the outer egg layer sacrificed for attack by the egg parasitoid Anastatus fuligispina (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae)?

Authors: Uemura, M., Perkins, L., Battisti, A., & Zalucki M

Year: 2019

Journal: Austral Entomology

Volume/Issue: 58 (4)

Pages: 810-815

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12401

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Effectiveness of clear-cuttings in non-fragmented pine forests in relation to EU regulations for the eradication of the pine wood nematode

Authors: Robinet, C., Castagnone-Sereno, P., Mota, M., Roux, G., Sarniguet, C., Tassus, X., & Jactel, H.

Year: 2020

Journal: Journal of Applied Ecology

Volume/Issue: 57/3

Pages: 460-466

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13564

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Complex Insect–Pathogen Interactions in Tree Pandemics

Authors: Santini, A., & Battisti, A.

Year: 2019

Journal: Frontiers in Physiology

Volume/Issue: 10

Pages: 550

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00550

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Fast and reliable molecular methods to detect fungal pathogens in woody plants

Authors: Luchi,N., Ioos, R., & Santini, A.

Year: 2020

Journal: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volume/Issue: 104

Pages: 2453–2468

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-020-10395-4

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Light-traps in shipping containers: a new tool for the early-detection of insect alien species

Authors: Marchioro, M., Battisti, A., & Faccoli, M.

Year: 2020

Journal: Journal of Economic Entomology

Volume/Issue: 113/4

Pages: 1718–1724

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toaa098

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First report of the alien ambrosia beetle Cnestus mutilatus and further finding of Anisandrus maiche in the European part of the EPPO region (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini)

Authors: Colombari, F., Martinez-Sañudo, I., & Battisti, A.

Year: 2022

Journal: EPPO Bulletin

Volume/Issue: 00

Pages: 1-5

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/epp.12840

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Real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of Fusarium circinatum

Authors: Stehlíková, D., Luchi, N., Aglietti, C., Pepori, A.L., Javier Diez, J., & Santini, A.

Year: 2020

Journal: BioTechniques

Volume/Issue: 69/1

Pages: 11-17

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.2144/btn-2019-0168

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Behavioural plasticity and tree architecture shapes tent and foraging locations of pine processionary larval colonies

Authors: Uemura, M., Zalucki, M.P., & Battisti, A.

Year: 2020

Journal: Entomologia Generalis

Volume/Issue: 41/2

Pages: 121-136

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2020/1091

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Spatial orientation of social caterpillars is influenced by polarized light

Authors: Uemura, M., Meglič, A., Zalucki, M.P., Battisti, A., & Belušič, G.

Year: 2021

Journal: Biology Letters

Volume/Issue: 17

Pages: 20200736

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0736

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Meta-analysis of tree diversity effects on the abundance, diversity and activity of herbivores' enemies

Authors: Stemmelen, A., Jactel, H., Brockerhoff, E., & Castagneyrol, B.

Year: 2021

Journal: Basic and Applied Ecology

Volume/Issue: 58

Pages: 130-138

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2021.12.003

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Improved Light Traps for Early Detection of Insect Pests of Phytosanitary Concern in Shipping Containers

Authors: Marchioro, M. & Faccoli, M.

Year: 2021

Journal: Journal of Economic Entomology

Volume/Issue: 114/5

Pages: 2060–2068

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toab150

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Forest Health in Italy: Learning From the Xylella Incursion

Authors: Vettraino, A.M. & Santini, A.

Year: 2021

Journal: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

Volume/Issue: 4

Pages: 699393

URL/DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2021.699393

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Massive windfalls boost an ongoing spruce bark beetle outbreak in the Southern Alps

Authors: Nardi, D., Finozzi, V., & Battisti, A.

Year: 2022

Journal: L’Italia Forestale e Montana

Volume/Issue: 77/1

Pages: 23-34

URL/DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.36253/ifm-1617

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Caliciopsis moriondi, a new species for a fungus long confused with the pine pathogen C. pinea

Harmonising the fields of invasion science and forest pathology

Evidence for a cryptic parasitoid species reveals its suitability as a biological control agent

Host-mediated, cross-generational intraspecific competition in a herbivore species

Generic Model to Predict the Outbreak of Insects in European Forests

Classical biological control against insect pests in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: What influences its success?

Biological control of emerging forest diseases: How can we move from dreams to reality?

Egg mass structure of the processionary caterpillar Ochrogaster lunifer (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae): is the outer egg layer sacrificed for attack by the egg parasitoid Anastatus fuligispina (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae)?

Effectiveness of clear-cuttings in non-fragmented pine forests in relation to EU regulations for the eradication of the pine wood nematode

Complex Insect–Pathogen Interactions in Tree Pandemics

Fast and reliable molecular methods to detect fungal pathogens in woody plants​

​Light-traps in shipping containers: a new tool for the early-detection of insect alien species

First report of the alien ambrosia beetle Cnestus mutilatus and further finding of Anisandrus maiche in the European part of the EPPO region (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini)

Real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of Fusarium circinatum

Behavioural plasticity and tree architecture shapes tent and foraging locations of pine processionary larval colonies

Spatial orientation of social caterpillars is influenced by polarized light

Meta-analysis of tree diversity effects on the abundance, diversity and activity of herbivores' enemies

Improved Light Traps for Early Detection of Insect Pests of Phytosanitary Concern in Shipping Containers

Forest Health in Italy: Learning From the Xylella Incursion

Massive windfalls boost an ongoing spruce bark beetle outbreak in the Southern Alps

Fast and reliable molecular methods to detect fungal pathogens in woody plants

Light-traps in shipping containers: a new tool for the early-detection of insect alien species