{"id":972,"date":"2011-09-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=972"},"modified":"2011-09-23T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-23T08:00:00","slug":"la-vespa-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/la-vespa-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"La Vespa Killer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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No, it\u2019s not an assassin who rides a scooter but a Chinese wasp that is causing widespread destruction to the Italian chestnut woods. <\/font>Here is an excerpt from a recent newspaper article:<\/font><\/p>\n

Una vespa killer cinese distrugge i castagneti. Ora sta arrivando il suo parassita antagonista. Si chiama \u2018Dryocosmus Kuriphilus\u2019, ma nei boschi della Lunigiana \u00e8 conosciuto come la vespa killer colpevole della moria dei castagni.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

A Chinese killer wasp is destroying the chestnut woods. Now its parasitic opponent is coming. It\u2019s called \u2018Dryocosmus Kuriphilus\u2019, but in the woodlands of Lunigiana it\u2019s known as the killer wasp,  responsible for the blight of the chestnuts.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

L\u2019insetto sta infestando i castagneti e si sta diffondendo a macchia d\u2019olio: i danni sono gi\u00e0 elevatissimi, gli agricoltori lanciano l\u2019allarme e chiedono aiuto alle istituzioni. Proveniente dalla Cina, \u00e8 stato segnalato per la prima volta in Italia nel 2002 in provincia di Cuneo (Piemonte) e poi si \u00e8 diffuso in altre regioni e dal 2008 anche nei boschi toscani. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

The insect is infesting chestnut woods and is spreading like wildfire: the damage is already very serious, agriculturalists have raised the alarm and are asking for help from the authorities. Originating in China, it was first reported in Italy in 2002 in the province of Cuneo (Piedmont) from which it spread to other regions including, from 2008, the woodlands of Toscana.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

La vespa cinese determina un rilevante calo della fruttificazione del castagno e forti riduzioni dell\u2019accrescimento della massa legnosa. Quando l\u2019insetto depone le uova induce la formazione di rigonfiamenti (galle) che inglobano foglie e infiorescenze riducendo la fruttificazione. Si calcola una perdita del 70 per cento dei frutti.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

The Chinese wasp causes a significant decline in the chestnuts ability to produce fruit and a severe reduction in the formation of the timber. When the insect lays its eggs it induces the formation of swellings, known as galls, which cover leaves and buds thereby reducing the production of fruit by an estimated 70%.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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Come combattere il killer? C\u2019\u00e8 gi\u00e0 pronto l\u2019antagonista. Il suo nome \u00e8 \u2018Torymus sinensis\u2019, parassita delle larve della vespa cinese che viene liberato sulle galle dei castagni malati.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

How can the killer be fought? There is an opponent ready, its name is \u2018Torymus sinensis\u2019, and it’s a parasite which is set free on the galls of the infected chestnut trees to feed on the larvae of the Chinese wasp.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

\u201cL\u2019arrivo dell\u2019infestazione in tutta la Lunigiana \u2013 commenta il presidente della Comunit\u00e0 Montana Paolo Bissoli \u2013 \u00e8 un evento grave ma non inatteso: il cinipede \u00e8 arrivato dall\u2019Estremo Oriente ed \u00e8 un elemento estraneo al nostro ecosistema. L\u2019unica cura \u00e8 l\u2019immissione sul territorio del suo antagonista naturale. Stiamo lavorando proprio in questa direzione in un piano di coordinamento fra Regione, Province e Comunit\u00e0 Montane, associazioni di coltivatori e castanicoltori\u201d.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

\u201cThe arrival of this infestation in the whole of Lunigiana \u2013 says the president of the Comunit\u00e0 Montana, Paolo Bissoli, \u2013 is a serious, but not unexpected event: the gall wasp arrived from the Far East and is an element foreign to our ecosystem. The only remedy is to release its natural opponent into the area. We are working precisely in this direction with a coordinated plan which encompasses region, provinces, Comunit\u00e0 Montane (organisations responsible for the care of mountain areas), agricultural associations, and chestnut growers\u201d.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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You can read more about the infestation of the Chinese killer wasp and its impact on the Italian landscape in this article: http:\/\/www.giornaledibarganews.com<\/font><\/a><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

No, it\u2019s not an assassin who rides a scooter but a Chinese wasp that is causing widespread destruction to the Italian chestnut woods. Here is an excerpt from a recent newspaper article: Una vespa killer cinese distrugge i castagneti. Ora sta arrivando il suo parassita antagonista. Si chiama \u2018Dryocosmus Kuriphilus\u2019, ma nei boschi della Lunigiana…<\/p>\n

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