REDIA (2017) 100, 175-179

Agostino Strangi, Francesco Binazzi, Giuseppino Sabbatini Peverieri and Pio Federico Roversi (2017)
The Anoplophora chinensis (Förster) (Coleoptera Cerambycidae Lamiinae) outbreaks in Italy: A possible geographical origin
REDIA 100, 175-179
Abstract: Anoplophora chinensis (Förster) (Coleoptera Cerambycidae) is a long-horned beetle native to Eastern Asia. It is a polyphagous pest responsible for severe damages to a wide range of woody plants of various sizes and ages and thus it is included in the quarantine lists of several countries of the world. Even though the current strengthening of inspection procedures has limited the spread of this species, three outbreaks have been recently reported in Italy. In this work, we identified five haplotypes in the barcode fragment of Cytochrome Oxidase I gene that characterize specimens collected in infested Italian sites. Furthermore, in order to locate the origin of the outbreaks, we reconstructed the haplotypic network between Italian populations and those reported for various geographical regions of East Asia. We found that haplotypes from Regions Lazio and Lombardy were closer to haplotypes harboured by Japanese populations of A. chinensis while those from Tuscany, were more closely related to the Chinese ones.
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Database assignments for author(s): Pio Federico Roversi

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anoplophora chinensis		Italy