Biology and Control of the Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner Moth Cameraria Ohridella

Synopsis: Cameraria ohridella (Gracillariidae), the horse chestnut leaf miner, causes severe damage to horse chestnut trees. Its biology and the host-parasite-relationship have been investigated in the HAMburg-CAMeraria-Project (www.cameraria.galk.de), the results are presented in this video. The following topics are described in detail: the single developmental stages of the horse chestnut leafminer (egg, larval stages, spin larva spinning a "cocoon", pupa and imagines); damage to chestnut trees by larvae feeding on chestnut leaves; determination of the population density, population dynamics and the control of the moth. The video contains several REM shots which reveal morphological details of the developmental stages of Cameraria ohridella as well as microscopic shots.
Language: German (Standard); English
Country: Germany
Year of release: 2009
Year of production: 2009
Subjects: Agriculture; Biology; Environmental science
Keywords: botany; moths; parasitic animals; pest control; trees; horse chestnut trees

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