In recent years, in Bucharest and in other urban centres in our country began to be placed Platanus spp. trees. In the area of Bucharest, in the year 2014 was an extension of two dangerous Platanus' pests [The sycamore lace bug (Corythucha ciliata Say, 1832 - Hemiptera: Tingidae) and leaf-mining...

Achatina fulica, the terrestrial snail among the 100 worst invasive alien species listed by the World Conservation Union, is widely distributed around the world. In this paper, occurrence history, distribution, biological characteristics, damage status and control methods of A. fulica in China were ...

The bark beetle Pityogenes scitus Blandford was previously recorded from China (Tibet), Nepal, India and Pakistan, and its host plants included Cedrus deodara, Pinus wallichiana, P. gerardiana, and P. roxburghii. In Beijing, it invades the unhealthy stem and branches of the lacebark pine, P....

Oriental chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) considered to be one of the most harmful pests of sweet chestnut varieties in the world has been recorded at the end of week of April 2014 for the first time in Turkey. It was observed in a few chestnut groves and ...

Fruit flies are among the most important pests of fruits and vegetables in the world. The invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae) was first detected in Africa in 2003 in Kenya, has spread to at least 27 countries attacking a wide variety of crops. It causes reduction of fruit...

The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) is an intergovernmental organization, which was created in 1951. It currently has 50 member countries and one of its missions is to prevent the entry and spread of pests presenting a risk to agriculture and forestry. Since the...

Annex 1 is a copy of the questionnaire sent to stakeholders in various sectors during the survey; Annex 2 is the list of species assembled during the literature research, separated into those that are present in Great Britain and those that are quarantine pests or species perceived as a threat to...

The flies of the genus Anastrepha are one of the most important pests affecting Colombian fruit production. Knowing the diversity of species that can be found in a given area is the first step leading to the conduction of the necessary studies to establish adequate management technologies. Besides...

The impact of Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) can be manifold, ranging from loss of crops, damaged buildings, and additional production costs to the loss of livelihoods and ecosystem services. INNS are increasingly abundant in Great Britain and in Europe generally and their impact is rising....