Каштановая минирующая моль (Cameraria ohridella) в г. Витебске: оценка врнедоносности и обзор методов контроля численности

Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) plays an important role in the landscaping of settlements in Belarus, which is primarily due to its high decorative qualities, as well as its high resistance to diseases and pests. However, since the beginning of the 2000s. a dangerous chestnut pest, the horse-chestnut leaf miner Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimič, 1986, has spread across the territory of Belarus. The caterpillars of this lepidoptera cause serious damage to horse chestnut trees. We studied the features of the distribution and biology of the chestnut miner moth in Vitebsk. It was found that the horse-chestnut leaf miner distributed throughout the territory of Vitebsk. New data on the biology of this pest have been obtained. It can be useful to control it. We also reviewed various methods of controlling the number of this pest and compared them in terms of effectiveness and safety for the environment