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Squamura spp. (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea: Metarbelidae) damaging urban trees in Vietnam

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Squamura disciplaga (Swinhoe, 1901) and Squamura maculata Heylaerts, 1890 (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea: Metarbelidae) were identified as serious emerging pests damaging urban and plantation trees in Vietnam. This study found that S. disciplaga attacked Dipterocarpus alatus and S. maculata attacked Bauhinia variegata and D. alatus. The larvae are bark or wood feeders. Attacked trees were visibly weakened. Damage incidence (P%) of S. disciplaga in D. alatus trees was 56.3–68.1% and damage severity (R%) was 25.7–39.5%. The P% and R% of S. maculata in B. variegata was 25.8–39.3% and 16.8–28.6%, respectively, which were higher than in D. alatus trees (P% 11.9–13.5%, R% 6.5–6.8%). Research to develop management solutions for these pests is recommended.

Source: Ecologica Montenegrina

DOI: 10.37828/em.2025.88.20

Authors: Tran Thi Le Tra, Roman V. Yakovlev, Chung Nhu Anh, Nguyen Minh Chi

Institutions: Tay Nguyen University, Altai State University, Western Caspian University, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Forest Insect Ecology and Management

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Zero hunger, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $161