Name: Francesco Binazzi - PhD
Role: Researcher in Ecology, Taxonomy & Conservation Biology
Focus: Biodiversity · sustainable pest management · data analysis
Study taxa: Aphids, bark beetles, soil microarthropods
Contributes: National emergency plans, EU-funded projects, national projects
Interests: Forestry, agriculture, environmental policy, science & humanities
Mindset: Data analysis, taxonomy, and decisions that help ecosystems🔬 I study the taxonomy and biodiversity of small but ecologically pivotal organisms — and translate field and lab data into evidence that supports conservation, plant health, and sustainable management.
🌱 My work bridges basic taxonomic research and applied science, feeding into emergency response plans and collaborative European and national research programmes.
🤝 Open to collaboration on biodiversity monitoring, pest-risk analysis, and reproducible ecological data workflows.
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| 🐛 Taxonomy & Systematics | Identification, description and curation of insect & microarthropod taxa |
| 🌿 Biodiversity Assessment | Field sampling, community ecology, monitoring of soil & forest fauna |
| 🌳 Plant Health & Pest Management | Pest-risk analysis, sustainable & integrated control, emergency planning |
| 📊 Data Analysis | Reproducible pipelines, statistics, structured datasets, visualization |
| 🗺️ Spatial Ecology | Distribution mapping and geospatial analysis with QGIS |
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Aphid-taxonomy-tools— aphid identification and collection curation - 🪲
Bark-beetle-monitoring— survey data, trap analysis and outbreak risk modelling - 🪱
Soil-microarthropod-diversity— community metrics and biodiversity indices - 🔍
Eco-data-workflows— reproducible Python/R notebooks for ecological datasets - 📈
Data analysis— statistical modelling with R/Positron
| Status | Project | Focus | My Role |
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| 🟢 Active | Soil Microarthropod Biodiversity Survey | Community structure & soil quality bioindication | Taxonomy & data analysis |
| 🟢 Active | Bark Beetle Outbreak Monitoring | Trap networks, risk modelling, forest health | Field survey & analysis |
| 🟡 Ongoing | Aphid Taxonomy & Reference Dataset | Identification keys & curated occurrence data | Lead curator |
| 🔵 Planning | National Plant-Health Emergency Support | Pest-risk analysis & rapid-response planning | Scientific contributor |
🟢 Active · 🟡 Ongoing · 🔵 Planning · ⚪ Completed
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Programme: ITA (National Phytosanitary Services) Years: 2022–2026 Role: Research / Institutional activities Objective: Scientific cooperation agreement for the implementation of joint activities in the the following sectors: Entomology and Nematology on ornamental & forest trees and shrubs. Task objective: Castanea sativa monitoring & Pest control. Context: Pest control Francesco Binazzi: Task leader
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Programme: ITA (Nationally funded) Years: 2021–2026 Role: Institutional activities Objective: Cooperation agreement: Strengthening control systems, data collection and development of information systems for plant protection. Task objective: National Emergency Plans Context: Pest control Francesco Binazzi: Participant
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Programme: ITA/UE - (Nationally funded) Years: 2023–2026 Role: Research activities Objective: Development of a complete cultivation/production system for seed and ware potatoes in the Sila area using eco-compatible (direct or indirect) pest management strategies against potato pests. Task objective: Taxonomic & Field activities & Data analyses Context: Pest control Francesco Binazzi: Participant
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Programme: UE (EFSA-Funded)) Years: 2023–2024 Role: Institutional activities Objective: Data and evidence collection in support to pest specific assessments. Task objective: Taxonomy & Field activities & Data analyses Context: Pest control Francesco Binazzi: WP leader (comunication)
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Programme: UE (LIFE - UE funded) Years: 2020 Role: Research activities Objective: New plant protection approaches in a modern sustainable viticulture: From nursery to harvesting. Task objective: i) Systematic & morphological identification of soil microarthropods collected in Italy (Tuscany) and Cyprus; ii) data analysis Context: Pest control Francesco Binazzi: WP contributor
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Programme: ITA (MASAF - DISR 05) Years: 2018 Role: Research activities Objective: Contributions for the control of phytosanitary emergencies caused by Xylosandrus compactus, Xylella fastidiosa, Botrytis cinerea. Task objective: Taxonomic & Field activities & Data analyses Context: Pest control Francesco Binazzi: Participant
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Programme: ITA (MIPAFF) Years: 2018 – 2019 Role: Research activities Objective: Prevention and control strategies for harmful organisms and microorganisms affecting olive tree. Task objective: Taxonomy & Data analysis Context: Pest control Francesco Binazzi: Participant
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Programme: ITA (MIPAAF) Years: 2018 Role: Research activities Objective: Protection from harmful organisms in traditional and intensive olive growing. Task objective: Taxonomy & Data analysis Context: Pest control Francesco Binazzi: Participant
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Programme: UE/ITA ((MIPP; EU LIFE project 11 NAT/IT/000252) Years: 2014 – 2017 Role: Research activities Objective: Monitoring of insects with public participation (MIPP; EU LIFE project 11 NAT/IT/000252): Overview on a citizen science initiative and a monitoring program (Insecta: Coleoptera; Lepidoptera; Orthoptera). Task objective: Taxonomy & Data analysis Context: Conserveation biology & Ecology Francesco Binazzi: Participant
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Programme: UE Years: 2009 Role: Research activities Objective: Phytosanitary Efficacy of Kiln Drying', Pilot Call for the topic entitled 'Risk Analysis and efficacy analysis of kiln drying as a phytosanitary treatment of wood and wood products prior to import, as laid down in Directive 2000/29/EC'. Task objective: Laboratory trials & Data analysis Context: Pest control Francesco Binazzi: Participant
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🔗 Pprojects linked to CORDIS pages, official sites & dedicated repositories.
Peer-reviewed articles - Francesco Binazzi
- Fabiani, A., Mocali, S., Binazzi, F., Del Duca, S., Vitali, F., & Landi, S. (2026). Effect of Different Set-Aside Management Systems on Soil Biological Fertility and Biodiversity of Bacterial and Microarthropod Communities. Sustainability, 18(5), 2575. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18052575
- Landi S., Binazzi F., Papini R., D’Errico G., Del Duca S., Fabiani A. & Mocali S., 2025. – Effect of Long-Term Set-Aside Management System on Soil Health by Evaluation of Biodiversity Indicators. Diversity, 17 (4) : 240 https://doi.org/0.3390/d17040240.
- Toccafondi P., Pennacchio F., Luongo L., Binazzi F., Garaguso I., Mercuri I. & Vitale S., 2025. – Phloeosinus armatus Reitter (Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae) and its associated fungal community colonizing Cupressus sempervirens L. in Tuscany (Italy). Redia, 108 : 71-81 https://doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-108.25.08.
- Toccafondi P., Vitale S., Luongo L., Binazzi F., Garaguso I., Benvenuti C., Mercuri I., Resta E., Pennacchio F. & Rizzo D., 2025. – First report in Europe of Euwallacea similis (Ferrari) (Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae Xyleborini). Redia, 108 : 83-89 https://doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-108.25.09.
- Del Duca S., Mocali S., Vitali F., Fabiani A., Cucu M. A., Valboa G., D’Errico G., Binazzi F., Storchi P., Perria R. & Landi S., 2024. – Impacts of Soil Management and Sustainable Plant Protection Strategies on Soil Biodiversity in a Sangiovese Vineyard. Land, 13 (5) : 599 https://doi.org/10.3390/land13050599.
- Landi S., Carletti B., Binazzi F., Cacini S., Nesi B., Resta E., Roversi P. F. & Simoni S., 2024. – Impact of Pot Farming on Plant-Parasitic Nematode Control. Soil Systems, 8 (2) : 60 https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems8020060.
- Landi S., Carletti B., Binazzi F., Cacini S., Nesi B., Resta E., Roversi P. F. & Simoni S., 2024. – Impact of phytosanitary treatments with natural extracts on soil nematode community in pot farming. Redia, 107 : 65-76 https://doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-107.24.09.
- Landi S., Cutino I., Simoni S., Simoncini S., Benvenuti C., Pennacchio F., Binazzi F., Guidi S., Goggioli D., Tarchi F., Roversi P. F. & Gargani E., 2024. – Super high-density olive orchard system affects the main olive crop pests. Italian Journal of Agronomy, 19 (1) : 100004 https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2024.2220.
- Toccafondi P., Binazzi F., Vitale S., Luongo L., Garaguso I., Mercuri I., Roversi P. F. & Pennacchio F., 2024. – Polygraphus poligraphus (l.) (Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae) and its associated fungal community colonizing Picea abies (L) Karst. In the Italian Apennines. Redia, 107 : 171-177 https://doi.org/10.1963/REDIA-107.24.22.
- Binazzi F., Toccafondi P., Binazzi A., Roversi P. F. & Pennacchio F., 2023. – First report in Italy of Stomaphis cupressi caucasica Mamontova (Aphididae Lachninae). Bulletin of Insectology, 76 (2) : 197-201. https://archive.bulletinofinsectology.org/pdfarticles/vol76-2023-197-201binazzi.pdf
- Pennacchio F., Binazzi F., Strangi A., Roversi P. F., Gargani E., Turchetti T., Toccafondi P. & Danti R., 2023. – Some biotic limiting factors of Dryocosmus kuryphilus (Hymenoptera Cynipidae): A Survey in chestnut orchards near Florence (Italy). Redia, 106 : 79-96 https://doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-106.23.10.
- Toccafondi P., Binazzi F., Landi S., Roversi P. F. & Pennacchio F., 2023. – Above-ground storage of parasitized Dryocosmus kuryphilus chestnut galls increases survival of overwintering Torymus sinensis immatures. Redia, 106 : 141-147 https://doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-106.23.17.
- Storchi P., Perria R., Carella G., Mugnai L., Landi S., Binazzi F., Mocali S., Fabiani A., Cucu M. A., Valentini P., Petrucci W. A., Puccioni S. & Ciofini A., 2022. – Soil management and plant protection strategies with reduced use of copper: productive and environmental aspects in a Sangiovese vineyard. BIO Web of Conferences, 44 : 03002 https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20224403002.
- Vitale S., Toccafondi P., Luongo L., Binazzi F., Petrucci M., Francardi V., Landi S., Giovannini L., Simoni S., Roversi P. F. & Pennacchio F., 2022. – Fungi obtained from olive twig dieback and adults of the alien pest Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae). Redia, 105 : 197-204 https://doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-105.22.25.
- Mazza, G., Binazzi, F., Marraccini, D., Boncompagni, L., Peverieri, G. S., Roversi, P. F., & Gargani, E. 2021/ Redia, 104, 147–154. Evaluation of Crysoperla carnea complex and coccinellid predators as biocontrol agents of Ricania speculum (Walker, 1851) (Hemiptera Ricaniidae). http://dx.doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-104.21.13
- Rizzo, D., Da Lio, D., Bartolini, L., Salemi, C., Del Nista, D., Aronadio, A., Pennacchio, F., Binazzi, F., Francardi, V., Garonna, A. P., & Rossi, E. 2021/3 Biotech, 11(6), 259. TaqMan probe assays on different biological samples for the identification of three ambrosia beetle species, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichoff), X. crassiusculus (Motschulsky) and X. germanus (Blandford) (Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae) https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-021-02786-9.
- Scheurer, S., Binazzi, A., Roversi, P. F., & Binazzi, F. 2020/Redia, 103, 69–74. First record in Europe of Cinara shinjii Inouye (Aphididae Lachninae) on the Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Siebold & Zucc. http://dx.doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-103.20.12.
- Binazzi F., Del Nista D., Sabbatini Peverieri G., Marianelli L., Roversi P. F., Pennacchio F., 2019 / Redia, 102, 2019: 171-176.Saperda tridentata Olivier (Coleoptera Cerambycidae Lamiinae): continuous interceptions at the Italian port of Livorno represent a growing challenge for phytosanitary services. http://dx.doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-102.19.24.
- Francardi, V., Vitale, S., Strangi, A., Binazzi, F., Benvenuti, C., Barzanti, G., Luongo, L., Landi, S., & Pennacchio, F. 2021/ Redia, 104, 55–61. Liparthrum colchicum Semenov (Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae) in Italy: Introduced, established or native species? https://doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-104.21.06.
- Rizzo, D., Da Lio, D., Bartolini, L., Salemi, C., Del Nista, D., Aronadio, A., Pennacchio, F., Binazzi, F., Francardi, V., Garonna, A. P., & Rossi, E. 2021/3 Biotech, 11(6), 259. TaqMan probe assays on different biological samples for the identification of three ambrosia beetle species, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichoff), X. crassiusculus (Motschulsky) and X. germanus (Blandford) (Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae) https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-021-02786-9.
- Vitale, S., Luongo, L., Barzanti, G. P., Binazzi, F., Petrucci, M., Galli, M., Pennacchio, F., & Francardi, V. 2021/Redia, 104, 167–170. First report of Geosmithia pallida and G. langdonii associated with Liparthrum colchicum in central Italy. https://doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-104.21.18
- Torrini, G., Strangi, A., Simoncini, S., Cutino, I., Mazza, G., Pennacchio, F., Binazzi, F., Marianelli, L., Roversi, P. F., & Gargani, E. 2020/Redia, 103, 121–127. Bursaphelenchus species (Nematoda: Aphelenchida) associated with an olive tree in central Italy http://dx.doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-103.20.19.
- Scheurer, S., Binazzi, A., Roversi, P. F., & Binazzi, F. 2020/Redia, 103, 69–74. First record in Europe of Cinara shinjii Inouye (Aphididae Lachninae) on the Japanese white pine Pinus parviflora Siebold & Zucc. http://dx.doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-103.20.12.
- Landi, S., d’Errico, G., Binazzi, F., Di Salvatore, U., Gardin, L., Marchi, M., Mazza, G., Roversi, P. F., Simoncini, S., Torrini, G., & Cantiani, P. 2020/ Forests, 11(11), 1212. The short-term impact of different silvicultural thinnings on soil nematode and microarthropod biodiversity in artificial black pine stands. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11111212.
- Giovannini, L., Mazza, G., Binazzi, F., Simoni, S., Marianelli, L., Guerrieri, E., Roversi, P. F., & Sabbatini Peverieri, G. 2020/ Bulletin of Insectology, 73(2), 313–319. Biological parameters of the egg parasitoid Ooencyrtus gonoceri. https://archive.bulletinofinsectology.org/pdfarticles/vol73-2020-313-319giovannini.pdf
- Ayache, S., Strangi, A., Chakali, G., Dahmani, L., Chellali, M., Pennacchio, F., Roversi, P. F., & Binazzi, F. 2020/ Bulletin of Insectology, 73(2), 275–283. A new species, Cinara tellenica Binazzi F. et Strangi (Aphididae Lachninae) associated with Cedrus atlantica in the Tell Atlas of Algeria. https://archive.bulletinofinsectology.org/pdfarticles/vol73-2020-275-283ayache.pdf
- d’Errico, G., Fanelli, E., Troccoli, A., Binazzi, F., Landi, S., Roversi, P., & De Luca, F. 2020/Forest Pathology, e12620. First record of Ektaphelenchoides pini associated with Ips sexdentatus on Pinus nigra laricio in Italy. https://doi.org/10.1111/efp.12620.
- El Khoury Y., Binazzi F., Nemer N., Noujeim E., Tarasco E., Roversi P.F., Pennacchio F., 2019 / Redia, 102: 121-128. Bark beetles (Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae) associated with Pinus pinea in Lebanon: new records with remarks on their ecology, distribution and potential threat for forest stands. http://dx.doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-102.19.18.
- Binazzi, F., & Roversi, P. F. 2018 / Bulletin of Insectology, 71(2), 309-312. Description of the alata vivipara of Cinara cedri brevifoliae Binazzi A. from Cyprus (Aphididae Lachninae). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329571791_Description_of_the_alata_vivipara_of_Cinara_cedri_brevifoliae_from_Cyprus_Aphididae_Lachninae
- Marianelli, L., Paoli, F., Torrini, G., Mazza, G., Benvenuti, C., Binazzi, F., Sabbatini Peverieri, G., Bosio, G., Venanzio, D., Giacometto, E., Priori, S., Koppenhöfer, A.M., Roversi, P. F. 2018 / Journal of Applied Entomology, 142 (3), 311-318. Entomopathogenic nematodes as potential biological control agents of Popillia japonica (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in Piedmont Region (Italy). https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12470
- Sabbatini Peverieri, G., Binazzi, F., Marianelli, L., Roversi, P. F. 2018 / Journal of Applied Entomology, 142 (1-2), 141-148. Lethal and sublethal effects of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets on the invasive bug Halyomorpha halys. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jen.12428
- Torrini, G., Benvenuti, C., Binazzi, F., Marianelli, L., Paoli, F., Sabbatini Peverieri, G., & Roversi, P. F. 2017 / International Journal of Pest Management, 1-7. Entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes against larvae of the chestnut weevil, Curculio elephas (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): a laboratory evaluation. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670874.2017.1401154
- Roversi, P. F., Maltese, M., Simoni, S., Cascone, P., Binazzi, F., Strangi, A., Sabbatini Peverieri, G., & Guerrieri, E. 2017 / International Journal of Pest Management, 1-9. Graphosoma lineatum (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): a suitable host for mass rearing Ooencyrtus telenomicida (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09670874.2017.1403059#abstract
- Sabbatini Peverieri G., Binazzi F. & Roversi P. F., 2017. – Chestnut-associated insects alien to Europe. Redia, 100 : 103-113 doi : http://dx.doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-100.17.13.
- Mazza, G., Paoli, G., Strangi, A., Torrini, G., Marianelli, M., Sabbatini Peverieri, G., Binazzi, F., Bosio, G., Sacchi, S., Benvenuti, C., Venanzio, D., Giacometto, E., Roversi, P.F., Poinar Jr., G.O. 2017 / Systematic Parasitology, 94 (8) 915-926. Hexamermis popilliae N. Sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) Parasitizing the Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Italy. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11230-017-9746-0
- Torrini, G., Strangi, A., Paoli, F., Binazzi, F., Camerota, M., Pennacchio, F., & Roversi, P.F. 2017 / Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 32(6), 455-458. A new phoretic association: Bursaphelenchus minutus (Nematoda: Parasitaphelenchidae) and Orthotomicus erosus (Coleoptera: Scolitydae) recorded on Pinus pinea (L.). https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2016.1254278
- Binazzi, F., Strangi, A., Paoli, F., Peverieri, G. S., Roversi, P. F., Binazzi, A. 2017 / Bulletin of Insectology, 70(1), 75-82. A new aphid subspecies on the endemic Cyprus cedar Cedrus brevifolia: Cinara cedri brevifoliae ssp. n. (Aphididae Lachninae). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313838039_A_new_aphid_subspecies_on_the_endemic_Cyprus_cedar_Cedrus_brevifolia_Cinara_cedri_brevifoliae_sspn_Aphididae_Lachninae
- Strangi, A., Binazzi, F., Peverieri, G. S., & Roversi, P. F. 2017 / Redia, 100, 175-179. The Anoplophora chinensis (Förster) (Coleoptera Cerambycidae Lamiinae) outbreaks in Italy: A possible geographical origin. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Agostino-Strangi/publication/321075906_THE_ANOPLOPHORA_CHINENSIS_FORSTER_COLEOPTERA_CERAMBYCIDAE_LAMIINAE_OUTBREAKS_IN_ITALY_A_POSSIBLE_GEOGRAPHICAL_ORIGIN/links/5a0c2ce80f7e9b0cc025f31e/THE-ANOPLOPHORA-CHINENSIS-FOeRSTER-COLEOPTERA-CERAMBYCIDAE-LAMIINAE-OUTBREAKS-IN-ITALY-A-POSSIBLE-GEOGRAPHICAL-ORIGIN.pdf. http://dx.doi.org/10.19263/REDIA-100.17.22
- Paoli, F., Marianelli L., Binazzi, F., Mazza, G., Benvenuti, C., Sabbatini Peverieri, G., Bosio, G., Venanzio, D., Giacometto, E., Klein, M., Roversi, P.F. 2017 / Redia, 100, 135-138. Effectiveness of different doses of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora against Popillia japonica 3rd instar larvae: laboratory evaluation and field application. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319902232_EFFECTIVENESS_OF_DIFFERENT_DOSES_OF_HETERORHABDITIS_BACTERIOPHORA_AGAINST_POPILLIA_JAPONICA_3_rd_INSTARS_LABORATORY_EVALUATION_AND_FIELD_APPLICATION
- Francardi, V., Noal, A., Francescato, S., Pinto, R., Bruni, A., Loffredi, L., Bucini, D., Guarnieri, D., Bellantuono, M., Esposito, N., Nuccitelli, L., Binazzi, F., Vitale, S., Di Giambattista, G., Pio Federico Roversi, P.F., Pennacchio, F. 2017 / Redia, 100, 149-155. Coexistence of Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) and X. compactus (Eichhoff) (Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae) in the national park of Circeo (Lazio, Italy). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francesco-Binazzi-2/publication/321915719_COEXISTENCE_OF_XYLOSANDRUS_CRASSIUSCULUS_MOTSCHULSKY_AND_X_COMPACTUS_EICHHOFF_COLEOPTERA_CURCULIONIDAE_SCOLYTINAE_IN_THE_NATIONAL_PARK_OF_CIRCEO_LAZIO_ITALY/links/5a393a6da6fdcc4d69a6f304/COEXISTENCE-OF-XYLOSANDRUS-CRASSIUSCULUS-MOTSCHULSKY-AND-X-COMPACTUS-EICHHOFF-COLEOPTERA-CURCULIONIDAE-SCOLYTINAE-IN-THE-NATIONAL-PARK-OF-CIRCEO-LAZIO-ITALY.pdf
- Binazzi, F., Pennacchio, F., Peverieri, G. S., & Roversi, P. F. 2016 / Zootaxa, 4137(3), 417-424. The sexuales of Cinara palaestinensis Hille Ris Lambers, the Aleppo pine aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae Lachninae). https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4137.3.8
- Roversi, P. F., Binazzi, F., Marianelli, L., Costi, E., Maistrello, L., & Peverieri, G. S. 2016 / Redia, 99, 63-70. Searching for native egg parasitoids of the invasive alien species Halyomorpha halys Stål (Heteroptera Pentatomidae) in Southern Europe. https://creajournals.crea.gov.it/index.php/redia/article/view/1325
- Pennacchio F., Marianelli L., Binazzi F., Francardi V., Paoli F., Griffo R. & Roversi P. F., 2016. – First interception of Trichoferus campestris (Faldermann, 1835) (Coleoptera Cerambycidae Cerambycinae) in Italy. Redia, 99 : 59-62. https://creajournals.crea.gov.it/index.php/redia/article/view/1324
- Binazzi, F., Peverieri, G. S., & Roversi, P. F. 2015 / Redia, 98, 151-154. First record in Cyprus of Cinara (Cinara) cedri Mimeur (Aphididae Lachninae) on Cedrus brevifolia (Hooker fil.) Henry. https://creajournals.crea.gov.it/index.php/redia/article/view/1177
- Binazzi, F., Sabbatini Peverieri, G., Benassai, D., & Roversi, P. F. 2015 / Redia, 98, 31-36. The effects of short-term cold storage on the survival of the endoparasitoid Ooencyrtus pityocampae Mercet (Hymenoptera Encyrtidae). https://creajournals.crea.gov.it/index.php/redia/article/view/1158
- Binazzi, F., Peverieri, G. S., Simoni, S., Frosinini, R., Fabbricatore, T., & Roversi, P. F. 2015 / Redia, 98, 155-160. An effective method for Graphosoma lineatum (L.) long-term rearing. https://creajournals.crea.gov.it/index.php/redia/article/view/1178
- Binazzi, F., Benassai, D., Peverieri, G. S., & Roversi, P. F. 2013 / Redia, 96, 79-84. Effects of Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera Coreidae) egg age on the indigenous parasitoid Ooencyrtus pityocampae Mercet (Hymenoptera Encyrtidae). https://creajournals.crea.gov.it/index.php/redia/article/view/768
Reports, preprints & outreach - Francesco Binazzi
- SFN (Servizio Fitosanitario Nazionale), Toccafondi P, Binazzi F, Pennacchio F, Pintus S and Tiranti B, 2026. – Indicazioni scientifiche sull’organismo nocivo: Scolitini non-UE delle conifere (Coleoptera Curculionidae Scolytinae) - DOCUMENTI TECNICI UFFICIALI – Documento n. 84. 28/07/2026. https://www.protezionedellepiante.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/dtu-n.84-scolytinae-noneu_sign.pdf
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), Tramontini S, Gilioli G, Mastin A, Binazzi F, Toccafondi P, Pennacchio F, Baldassarre F, Rzpecka D, Scala M, Sánchez B, Nougadère A and -Vos S, 2025. Anthonomus eugenii – Pest Report to support the ranking of EU candidate priority pests. EFSA supporting publication 2025:EN-9443. 40 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2025.EN-9443
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), Tramontini S, Baldassarre F, Binazzi F, Gilioli G, Mastin A, Rzpecka D, Scala M, Sánchez B, Nougadère A and Vos S, 2025. Conotrachelus nenuphar – Pest Report to support the ranking of EU candidate priority pests. EFSA supporting publication 2025:EN-9442. 39 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2025.EN-9442
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), Tramontini S, Gilioli G, Antoniou A, Rzepecka D, Pennacchio F, Binazzi F, Krusteva R, Scala M, Sánchez B, Nougadère A and Sybren Vos, 2025. Agrilus anxius – Pest Report to support the ranking of EU candidate priority pests. EFSA supporting publication 2025:EN-9433. 30 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2025.EN-9433
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), Tramontini S, Gilioli G, Pennacchio F, Binazzi F, Scala M, Baldassarre F, Sánchez B, Nougadère A and Vos S, 2025. Arrhenodes minutus – Pest Report to support the ranking of EU candidate priority pests. EFSAsupporting publication 2025:EN-9275. 28 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2025.EN-9275
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), Tramontini S, Gilioli G, Pennacchio F, Binazzi F, Sánchez B, Baldassarre F, Scala M, Nougadère A and Vos S, 2025. Polygraphus proximus – Pest Report to support the ranking of EU candidate priority pests. EFSA supporting publication 2025:EN-9274. 70 pp. https://doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2025.EN-9274
- Binazzi F., 2023a. – Scheda tecnica per indagini sull’organismo nocivo : Aphis citricidus (Kirkaldy, 1907). Servizio Fitosanitario Nazionale - DOCUMENTI TECNICI UFFICIALI - Documento n. 46. 27-07-2023. https://www.protezionedellepiante.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dtu-n.-46-toxoci_signed.pdf
- Binazzi F., 2023b. – Scheda tecnica per indagini sull’organismo nocivo : Conotrachelus nenuphar. Servizio Fitosanitario Nazionale - DOCUMENTI TECNICI UFFICIALI – Documento n. 54. 15-11-23. https://www.protezionedellepiante.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/dtu_n.54_conhne_signed.pdf
- Binazzi, F., Peverieri, G. S., & Roversi, P. F. 2016 / Energia, ambiente e innovazione, 22-25. Pre-release risk assessment for classical biological control of harmful alien species. https://doi.org/10.12910/EAI2016-038.
- Peverieri, G. S., Marianelli, L., Strangi, A., Binazzi, F., Paoli, F., & Roversi, P. F.2015 / Atti Accademia Nazionale Italiana di Entomologia, Anno LXIII, 189-194. Controllo biologico della cimice americana delle conifere, Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Heteroptera Coreidae). https://www.accademiaentomologia.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Atti2015.pdf
National Emergency Plans - Francesco Binazzi
- Il Ministro dell’agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste. (2026). Decreto ministeriale dell’Agricoltura, della Sovranità Alimentare e delle Foreste del 5 novembre 2025 concernente l’adozione del Piano di emergenza nazionale per il contrasto di Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbts).(Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 32 del 09/02/2026). https://www.protezionedellepiante.it/decreto-ministeriale-del-5-novembre-2025-piano-di-emergenza-nazionale-per-conotrachelus-nenuphar-herbts/ (Accessed: 24/07/2026).
- Il Ministro dell’agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste. (2026). Decreto ministeriale dell’Agricoltura, della Sovranità Alimentare e delle Foreste del 5 novembre 2025 concernente l’adozione del Piano di emergenza nazionale per il contrasto di Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire.(Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 21 del 27/1/2026). https://www.protezionedellepiante.it/decreto-ministeriale-del-5-novembre-2025-piano-di-emergenza-nazionale-per-conotrachelus-nenuphar-herbts/ (Accessed: 24/07/2026).
- Il Ministro dell’agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste. (2026). Decreto ministeriale dell’Agricoltura, della Sovranità Alimentare e delle Foreste del 5 novembre 2025 concernente l’adozione del Piano di emergenza nazionale per il contrasto di Agrilus anxius Gory.(Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 21 del 27/1/2026). https://www.protezionedellepiante.it/decreto-ministeriale-del-5-novembre-2025-piano-di-emergenza-nazionale-per-agrilus-anxius/ (Accessed: 24/07/2026).
- Il Ministro dell’agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste. (2026). Decreto ministeriale dell’Agricoltura, della Sovranità Alimentare e delle Foreste del 5 novembre 2025 concernente l’adozione del Piano di emergenza nazionale per il contrasto di Anthonomus eugenii Cano. (Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 22 del 28/1/2026). https://www.protezionedellepiante.it/decreto-ministeriale-del-5-novembre-2025-piano-di-emergenza-nazionale-per-anthonomus-eugenii/ (Accessed: 24/07/2026).
Conference proceedings - Francesco Binazzi
- Mazza, G., Marraccini, D., Binazzi, F., Mori, E., Marianelli, L., Sabbatini Peverieri, G., Roversi, P. F., & Gargani, E. XXVI Congresso Nazionale Italiano di Entomologia, 7-11/06/2021, p. 132. Ricania speculum (Walker) in Italia: Un aggiornamento sulla distribuzione, piante ospiti, monitoraggio e nemici naturali.
- Mazza, G., Marraccini, D., Binazzi, F., Mori, E., Marianelli, L., Sabbatini Peverieri, G., Roversi, P. F., & Gargani, E. XXVI Congresso Nazionale Italiano di Entomologia, 7-11/06/2021, p. 132. Ricania speculum (Walker) in Italia: Un aggiornamento sulla distribuzione, piante ospiti, monitoraggio e nemici naturali
- Binazzi F., Roversi P.F. 6th-9th November 2012 / Abstr. 3rd Annual Meeting of the European PhD Network in “Insect Science”, Ivrea (Torino), Italy, p. 44. Life table of Ooencyrctus pityocampae reared on Nezara viridula eggs
- Carletti B., Binazzi F., Puleri F., Surico F., Allegretti O., Ferrari S., Roversi P.F., 2011 / Atti XIII Congr.Naz.It. Ent.,Genova, 13-16 giugno 2011, p. 122. Modalità di trattamento di legni di conifere secondo lo standard FAO ISPM-15 e sopravvivenza di nematodi del Gen. Bursaphelenchus
- Pennacchio F.,Binazzi F., Colombo M., Jucker C., Caronni F., Roversi P.F., 2011 / Atti XIII Congr.Naz.It.Ent.,Genova, 13-16 giugno 2011, p. 73. Phloeotribus liminaris, scolitide esotico infeudato alle Prunoidee
- Pennacchio F., De Silva J., Francardi V., Binazzi F., Roversi P.F., 2011 – Atti XIII Congr.Naz.It. Ent.,Genova, 13-16 giugno 2011, p. 111. Infestazioni di Ips typographus in peccete dell’Appennino settentrionale e strategie di controllo
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