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Ester Ferrari
Researcher at University of Turin
Publications - 11
Citations - 281
Ester Ferrari is an academic researcher from University of Turin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dryocosmus kuriphilus & Gall wasp. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 11 publications receiving 236 citations.
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Adaptation of indigenous larval parasitoids to Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Italy
Chiara Ferracini,B. L. Ingegno,Paolo Navone,Ester Ferrari,Marco Mosti,Luciana Tavella,Alberto Alma +6 more
TL;DR: Preliminary results demonstrated a high suitability of these indigenous natural enemies for controlling T. absoluta in controlled conditions and their role as potential biological agents in commercial tomato plantations.
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Non-target host risk assessment for the parasitoid Torymus sinensis
Chiara Ferracini,Ester Ferrari,Matteo Alessandro Saladini,Marianna Pontini,Marida Corradetti,Alberto Alma +5 more
TL;DR: Investigation of T. sinensis’s host range in north-central Italy found that it has a broader ecological host range than reported in the literature and that it is attracted by non-target hosts other than D. kuriphilus.
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Post-release evaluation of non-target effects of Torymus sinensis , the biological control agent of Dryocosmus kuriphilus in Italy
Chiara Ferracini,Ester Ferrari,Marianna Pontini,Lindsay Karen Hernández Nova,Matteo Alessandro Saladini,A. Alma +5 more
TL;DR: The realised host-range expansion by T. sinensis is confirmed, and an occasional feeding with no changes in the distribution or abundance of non-target hosts is expected.
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Novel insight in the life cycle of Torymus sinensis, biocontrol agent of the chestnut gall wasp
Chiara Ferracini,Elena Gonella,Ester Ferrari,Matteo Alessandro Saladini,Luca Picciau,F. Tota,Marianna Pontini,Alberto Alma +7 more
TL;DR: Proving evidence of the extended diapause plays an important role for the establishment of T. sinensis especially in the first years after its release, and future studies are needed to clarify the factors which trigger off this response.
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Effectiveness of Torymus sinensis: a successful long-term control of the Asian chestnut gall wasp in Italy
TL;DR: Overall, T. sinensis proved to be an outstanding biocontrol agent, and its success highlights how the classical biological control approach may represent a cost-effective tool for managing an exotic invasive pest.