Monitoring and Management of the Pine Processionary Moth in the North-Western Italian Alps

Monitoring and Management of the Pine Processionary Moth in the North-Western Italian Alps

The pine processionary moth (PPM), <i>Thaumetopoea pityocampa</i> (Denis and Schiffermüller, 1775) (Lepidoptera, Notodontidae), is considered one of the main insect defoliators of conifers in Southern Europe and North Africa. The species is oligophagous on pines and cedars in Mediterrane...

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Main Authors: Chiara Ferracini, Valerio Saitta, Cristina Pogolotti, Ivan Rollet, Flavio Vertui, Luca Dovigo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
<i>Thaumetopoea pityocampa</i>
seasonal flight activity
sexual pheromone traps
<i>Pinus sylvestris</i>
forest insect pest
population suppression
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/12/1253

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