The aim is to monitor the population densities of the lepidopteran defoliator Lymantria dispar in Sardinian oak woodlands. This is done through egg mass counts with the aim of predicting the areas at risk of defoliation and plan insecticide applications accordingly.
Monitoring of lepidopteran defoliators infesting cork oak in Sardinia
- Category: Cork
- Themes: Climate change adaptation & forest health
- Position in the value chain: Forestry
- Type: Practice
- Scale: Subnational
- Country: Italy
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