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Evaluating Dryocosmus Kuriphilus-induced Damage on Castanea Sativa
Eric Gehring 1,2, Bruno Bellosi 1, Ambra Quacchia 1, Marco Conedera 1
1Insubric Ecosystem Research Group, WSL Swiss Federal Research Institute, 2Laboratory of Soil Biodiversity, Université de Neuchâtel

It is common practice to assess the damage caused by Dryocosmus kuriphilus by considering the abundance of galls alone rather than by also taking related branch corruption into consideration. We propose a composite damage index that takes into account the most important branch features, thus enabling more realistic damage assessment.

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