REDIA (2016) 99, 59-62

Fabrizio Pennacchio, Leonardo Marianelli, Francesco Binazzi, Valeria Francardi, Francesco Paoli, Raffaele Griffo and Pio Federico Roversi (2016)
First interception of Trichoferus campestris (Faldermann, 1835) (Coleoptera Cerambycidae Cerambycinae) in Italy
REDIA 99, 59-62
Abstract: The Velvet Longhorned Beetle Trichoferus campestris (Faldermann, 1835) was intercepted for the first time in Italy, in the Naples harbour, during monitoring activities at entry points carried out in the context of the national project ASPROPI. T. campestris is widely polyphagous and able to colonize several woody species in both agricultural and forest environments. Moreover timber and solid wood items can be equally attractive to this pest. This additional report, in an area where other alien insect species had been identified in the past, emphasises how the national monitoring network represents a key element of the alert system designed to quickly counter the accidental introduction and spreading of exotic insect pests.
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Database assignments for author(s): Pio Federico Roversi, Francesco Paoli

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution
quarantine treatments/regulations/aspects

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Trichoferus campestris		Italy	Yes