Abstract:

CONTROCAM is a multidisciplinary project aimed at the control of the horse chestnut leafminer Cameraria ohridella, a moth of unknown origin, which has spread recently over vast areas of Europe. CONTROCOM proposes first to assess the present and potential future impact of the moth on horse-chestnut trees, both in urban areas in Europe and in natural forests in the Balkans. Then it will investigate the potential of different environmentally safe and sustainable control methods, including pheromone-based monitoring and control, biological control, and cultural methods. The epidemiology and dispersal of the moth will be studied. Finally, the project aims to develop and disseminate the basic structures of an IPM system for C. ohridella that will also be applicable across all affected areas of Europe, and to use the project as a generic model for developing sound approaches to the study and control of exotic invasive pests in Europe.

Contacts

Coordinator

• Werner HEITLAND / Technische Universitaet München Department of Applied Zoology / GERMANY

EC Scientific Officer

• Alexandros ARABATZIS / European Commission DG Research Theme 1 Key Action 5.3 / BELGIUM

Participant

• Ales SVATOS / Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (UOCHB) / CZECH REPUBLIC
• CABI Bioscience Centre Forest Insect Pest Programme / SWITZERLAND
• Sylvie AUGUSTIN / INRA - Station de Zoologie Forestière FRANCE
• Nikolas AVTZIS / Technological Educational Institution of Kavala Department of Forestry / GREECE
• Giselher GRABENWEGER / University of Agricultural Sciences Institute of Plant Protection / AUSTRIA
• Sven BACHER / University of Bern Zoology Institute / SWITZERLAND
• Sebastiano SALEO / Università di Trieste Dipartimento di Biologia / ITALY