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1 Anoplophora chinensis in Lombardy, Italy : an update of the ...

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Sign <strong>an</strong>d symptoms<br />

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Frass (excrements)<br />

The amount <strong>of</strong> extruded frass varies depend<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong> host pl<strong>an</strong>t species, larval <strong>in</strong>star <strong>an</strong>d<br />

environmental conditions…<br />

Frass is not systematically found on <strong>in</strong>fested trees; frass is not a fully reliable symptom which may be lack<strong>in</strong>g even if trees are <strong>in</strong>fested with<br />

larvae. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, it is located on ground level <strong>an</strong>d could be easily washed <strong>of</strong>f dur<strong>in</strong>g irrigation or removed by gardeners.

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