Marchioro Matteo, Faccoli Massimo
Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padua, 35122 Padova, Italy.
Insects. 2021 Sep 28;12(10):877. doi: 10.3390/insects12100877.
The Asian Longhorn Beetle (ALB), (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), is an important and extremely polyphagous wood-boring beetle native to Asia. In the 1990s, ALB was accidentally introduced into North America and Europe. In 2009, a large ALB infestation was found in the Veneto Region (north-eastern Italy), in the municipality of Cornuda (Treviso province). Eradication actions were immediately undertaken, based on delimitation of infested and buffer zones, tree visual inspections, felling and chipping of infested trees, trapping protocols, and citizen alerts. A total of 36,361 trees, belonging to 16 genera, were surveyed twice a year over an area of 7594 hectares. In 2020, after 11 years of eradication measures, the ALB population of Cornuda was declared eradicated. Overall, 2361 trees belonging to 8 genera were felled and destroyed, of which 1157 were found to be infested by ALB. This paper describes all the actions carried out and the procedures applied in order to eradicate ALB from north-eastern Italy, providing a useful example for current and future ALB eradication programs.
亚洲长角天牛（ALB），（鞘翅目：天牛科），是一种原产于亚洲的重要且食性极广的蛀木甲虫。20世纪90年代，亚洲长角天牛意外传入北美和欧洲。2009年，在意大利东北部威尼托大区特雷维索省科尔努达市发现了大规模的亚洲长角天牛虫害。随即采取了根除行动，包括划定虫害区和缓冲区、对树木进行目视检查、砍伐和切碎受虫害树木、诱捕方案以及向民众发出警报。在7594公顷的区域内，对总共属于16个属的36361棵树木进行了每年两次的调查。2020年，经过11年的根除措施，科尔努达的亚洲长角天牛种群被宣布根除。总体而言，砍伐并销毁了属于8个属的2361棵树木，其中1157棵被发现受到亚洲长角天牛的侵害。本文描述了为从意大利东北部根除亚洲长角天牛而采取的所有行动和应用的程序，为当前和未来的亚洲长角天牛根除计划提供了一个有用的范例。
