Management of the chestnut gall wasp

  • Prophylaxis
    Avoid importing contaminated plants from regions at risk

 

  • Biological control
    A parasitoid of the cankerworm is Torymus sinensis, a wasp that is a natural predator of Dryocosmus kuriphilus. This parasitoid infects the larvae and eggs of the pest and thus regulates the population of the cankerworm.
Last change : 01/13/22
  • Authors :
  • C Robin (INRA)
  • T Allery (INRAE)