1 Anoplophora chinensis in Lombardy, Italy : an update of the ...
1 Anoplophora chinensis in Lombardy, Italy : an update of the ...
1 Anoplophora chinensis in Lombardy, Italy : an update of the ...
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Research<br />
Aprostocetus <strong>an</strong>oplophorae has <strong>the</strong> features <strong>of</strong> a promis<strong>in</strong>g biological<br />
control agent aga<strong>in</strong>st A. <strong>ch<strong>in</strong>ensis</strong><br />
1 37<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> host eggs (n = 22)<br />
with emergence e <strong>of</strong> parasitoids<br />
Phenology <strong>of</strong> Aprostocetus <strong>an</strong>oplophorae<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
180 190 200 210 220 230 240<br />
Juli<strong>an</strong><br />
date<br />
‐ Strict host specificity<br />
‐ Attacks hosts over a long period dur<strong>in</strong>g summer<br />
(June through late August)<br />
‐ Both host <strong>an</strong>d parasitoid phenologies are<br />
synchronized<br />
‐ It displays 2or3generationsg per year<br />
‐ It is a gregarious species (good yield <strong>in</strong> rear<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
Limits:<br />
‐ Difficult to rear <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> laboratory (?) ()<br />
‐ Distribution currently limited around Parabiago (?)<br />
JULY AUGUST 2003<br />
Emergence follow<strong>in</strong>g w<strong>in</strong>ter diapause<br />
<strong>of</strong> Aprostocetus <strong>an</strong>oplophorae adults from<br />
host eggs collected <strong>in</strong> April 2003
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