[Bird predation on larvae of the box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859)]


Submitted: 24 October 2017
Accepted: 4 April 2019
Published: 18 June 2019
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[This paper indicates, by describing their predatory behaviors, seven species of birds observed to catch Cydalima perspectalis larvae; moth infestations widespread in the Far East and accidentally introduced to Europe in 2006, larvae that cause considerable damage to the box tree, Buxus sp., removing all leaves from the area. The observations were made in Piedmont (NW Italy) in 2016 in relation to the Blackbird, Turdus merula and Great tit, Parus major; and in the Holland (Noord Brabant) in 2017 in relation to Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus; Great tit, Parus major; Blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus; Magpie, Pica pica; Starling, Sturnus vulgaris; House sparrow, Passer domesticus.]

 

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Mostini, L. (2019). [Bird predation on larvae of the box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859)]. Rivista Italiana Di Ornitologia, 88(2), 45–46. https://doi.org/10.4081/rio.2018.372

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