Publications

Here you can find papers & publications coming from the IPM Popillia project:

Comparison of different attract-and-kill device densities to control the adult population of Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) 
Francesco Paoli, Francesco Barbieri, Immacolata Iovinella, Chiara Sciandra, Gian Paolo Barzanti, Giulia Torrini, Giuseppino Sabbatini Peverieri, Giuseppe Mazza, Claudia Benvenuti, Davide Sacco, Davide Martinetti, Pio Federico Roversi, Leonardo Marianelli; 2024. Pest management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.8352

A hitchhiker’s guide to Europe: mapping human-mediated spread of the invasive Japanese beetle
Borner, L., Martinetti, D., Poggi, S.; 2024. NeoBiota 94: 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.94.126283

Data for "A hitchhiker's guide to Europe: mapping human-mediated spread of the invasive Japanese beetle"
Borner, L., Martinetti, D., Poggi, S.; 2024. Recherche Data Gouv,V1. https://doi.org/10.57745/3WUVWJ

Can we manage alien invasive insects without altering native soil faunal communities? A field trial on Popillia japonica
Chiara Sciandra, Francesco Barbieri, Leonardo Ancillotto, Giulia Torrini, Leonardo Marianelli, Immacolata Iovinella, Francesco Paoli, Gian Paolo Barzanti, Claudia Benvenuti, Pio Federico Roversi, Giuseppe Mazza; 2024. Ecological Indicators. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111955

The direction, timing and demography of Popillia japonica (Coleoptera) invasion reconstructed using complete mitochondrial genomes
Nardi, F., Boschi, S., Funari, R., Cucini, C., Cardaioli, E., Potter, D., Asano, S.-I., Toubarro, D., Meier, M., Paoli, F., Carapelli, A., Frati, F.; 2024. Sci. Rep, 14,7120. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57667-x.

De novo assembly and annotation of Popillia japonica’s genome with initial clues to its potential as an invasive pest.
Cucini, C., Boschi, S., Funari, R., Cardaioli, E., Iannotti, N., Marturano, G., Paoli, F., Bruttini, M., Carapelli, A., Frati, F., Nardi, F.; 2024. BMC Genomics 25,275. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10180-x.

 A new chapter of the Japanese beetle invasion saga: predicting suitability from long-invaded areas to inform surveillance strategies in Europe.
Borner, L., Martinetti, D., Poggi, S.; 2023. Entomologia Generalis 43, 951–960. https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2023/2073

Data for "A new chapter of the Japanese beetle invasion saga: predicting suitability from long-invaded areas to inform surveillance strategies in Europe"
Borner, L., Martinetti, D., Poggi, S.; 2023. Recherche Data Gouv, V2. https://doi.org/10.57745/GM2YVL

Host plants of Popillia japonica: a review
Tayeh, C., Poggi, S., Desneux, N., Jactel, H., Verheggen, F.; 2023. Recherche Data Gouv, V2. https://doi.org/10.57745/SXZNQF

Biological invasion of the Japanese beetle in Continental Europe at a glance
Poggi, S., Borner, L., Roche, J., Tayeh, C., Martinetti, D.; 2023. Recherche Data Gouv, V3. https://doi.org/10.57745/R18NGL,

Monitoring Arthropods in maize and pasture fields in São Miguel and São Jorge Islands: IPM-Popillia Project
Teixeira, M.B.; Soares, A.O.; Calvet, M.; Peñalver, Á.; Monteiro, H.; Frias, J.; Borges, P.A.V.; Simões, N.; 2023. Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e109431. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e109431

Monitoring Ground Arthropods in Maize and Pasture Fields of São Miguel and São Jorge Islands: IPM-Popillia Project
Teixeira, M.B.; Soares, A.O.; Calvet, M.; Peñalver, Á.; Monteiro, H.; Frias, J.; Borges, P.A.V.; Simões, N; 2023. https://doi.org/10.15468/4cnhw9

Exploring Gut Microbiome Variations between Popillia Japonica Populations of Azores
Frias, J; Garriga, A; Peñalver, Á; Teixeira, M; Beltrí, R; Toubarro, D; Simões, N; Microorganisms 2023. 11, 1972, https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11081972.

Tracing the dispersal route of the invasive Japanese beetle Popillia japonica
Agostino Strangi, Francesco Paoli, Francesco Nardi, Ken Shimizu, Troy Kimoto, Immacolata Iovinella, Giovanni Bosio, Pio Federico Roversi, Antonio Carapelli & Leonardo Marianelli; 2023. Journal of Pest Science, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-023-01653

Antifeedant and insecticidal effects of alfalfa saponins in the management of the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica
Immacolata Iovinella, Francesco Barbieri, Elisa Biazzi, Chiara Sciandra, Aldo Tava, Giuseppe Mazza, Leonardo Marianelli, Alessandro Cini, Pio Federico Roversi, Giulia Torrini; 2023. Journal of Applied Entomology 147 (8), 651-660. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13153

Private management costs of Popillia japonica: a study of viticulture in Italy
Franziska B. Straubinger, Terese E. Venus, Emmanuel O. Benjamin and Johannes Sauer; 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2023.1176405

Popillia japonica – Italian outbreak management
Paola Gotta; Mariangela Ciampitti; Beniamino Cavagna; Giovanni Bosio; Gianni Gilioli; Alberto Alma; Andrea Battisti; Nicola Mori; Giuseppe Mazza; Giulia Torrini; Francesco Paoli; Giacomo Santoiemma; Anna Simonetto; Federico Lessio; Giorgio Sperandio; Emanuela Giacometto; Alessandro Bianchi; Pio Federico Roversi; Leonardo Marianelli; 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2023.1175138

How larvae of Popillia japonica are responding to infections by two distinct entomopathogenic nematodes?
Sequence Read Archive (SRA) of transcripts, 2023. (PRJNA992257).

Mining transcripts of Popillia japonica in populations of high and low densities sites
Sequence Read Archive (SRA) of transcripts, 2023. (PRJNA991765)

From lab to field: biological control of the Japanese beetle with entomopathogenic fungi
Tanja Graf, Franziska Scheibler, Pascal A. Niklaus and Giselher Grabenweger; 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2023.1138427

Effectiveness of field-exposed attract-and-kill devices against the adults of Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): a study on duration, form and storage
Francesco Paoli, Immacolata Iovinella, Francesco Barbieri, Chiara Sciandra, Giuseppino Sabbatini Peverieri, Giuseppe Mazza, Giulia Torrini, Gian Paolo Barzanti, Claudia Benvenuti, Agostino Strangi, Giovanni Bosio, Emiliano Mori, Pio Federico Roversi, Leonardo Marianelli; 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7504

Popillia japonica 16s microbiome
Sequence Read Archive (SRA) of 16s amplicon sequence and larvae whole metagenome, 2023. (PRJNA933566).

Effect of Bacillus insecticidal proteins on the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Scarabaeidae)
Fionna Knecht, Yolanda Bel, Dafne Toledo, Giselher Grabenweger and Baltasar Escriche; 2023. https://doi.org/10.19080/artoaj.2023.27.556375

Genetic variability of Metarhizium isolates from the Ticino Valley Natural Park (Northern Italy) as a possible microbiological resource for the management of Popillia japonica
Gian Paolo Barzanti, Jürg Enkerli, Claudia Benvenuti, Agostino Strangi, Giuseppe Mazza, Giulia Torrini, Stefania Simoncini, Francesco Paoli, Leonardo Marianelli; 2023. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 197, 107891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2023.107891

Microbiome Is Driving Infestation Rates Of The Insect Pest Popillia japonica
Frias, J; Garriga, A; Peñalver, Á; Teixeira, M; Beltrí, R; Toubarro, D; Simões, N. IMPSG-2023 – IV International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Genetics. https://imspgenetica2023.weebly.com/

 A nationwide pest risk analysis in the context of the ongoing Japanese beetle invasion in Continental Europe: The case of metropolitan France.
Poggi, S., Desneux, N., Jactel, H., Tayeh, C., Verheggen, F.; 2022. Front. Insect Sci. 2, 1079756. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2022.1079756

Evaluation of Indigenous Entomopathogenic Nematodes as Potential Biocontrol Agents against Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Northern Italy
Giulia Torrini, Francesco Paoli, Giuseppe Mazza, Stefania Simoncini, Claudia Benvenuti, Agostino Strangi, Eustachio Tarasco, Gian Paolo Barzanti, Giovanni Bosio, Ilaria Cutino, Pio F. Roversi, Leonardo Marianelli; 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110804