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This paper presents an analysis of games and gamification in libraries. My objective was to conduct a literature review of the scientific literature on games and gamification in libraries. A secondary objective was to identify domains and subdomains of games and gamification in the scientific literature, after conducting the literature review. This literature review was conducted using a thematic analysis of the selected scientific articles. I used 31 scientific articles on games and gamification in libraries to be analyzed through thematic coding, using the Atlas.ti software. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fungal treatment with a native strain of Beauveria bassiana isolated from Aproceros leucopoda larvae and prepared as a blastospore suspension (2.7 x 1012 bl./l) was applied by a foliar spraying of elm trees in forests in the eastern part of Romania. The trees were naturally infested by L1-L5 larvae of A. leucopoda from the G2, G3, G4 generations, as well as with eonymphs in the summer cocoons. The treatment was applied in June - July at three different sites. Using a backpack sprayer, doses of 100 to 200 l/ha of bioinsecticide were dispersed on surface of 20 ares. The assessment of larval density was performed before and after the repeated biological treatment by choosing three sample trees. The efficacy was assessed 7-14 days after the treatment. The insecticidal effect of the entomopathogenic fungus B. bassiana was expressed as a decrease of infestation by A. leucopoda, as well as a decrease of defoliation of trees where the biological treatment was applied. The population decreasing percentage was positively correlated with the dose of the bioinsecticide. The best results were obtained using the dose of 200 l/ha and the efficacy ranged from 60% to 90%. The recorded defoliation showed values negatively correlated with the treatment dose, ranging from 5% to 23%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

First severe attacks produced by Ceresa bubalus Fabricius, 1794 (Hemiptera: Membracidae) in Romanian forests occurred in autumn 2017 in young sessile oak plantations, in north-eastern Romania (Suceava county), managed by Greengold Est SRL Private Forest District. The attacks (longitudinal incisions on stems and lateral branches) were recorded on a total area of 92.5 ha (66.5 ha in PU I Amelina and 26.0 ha in PU XII Iași South). Heavy infestations occurred on 37.8 ha, the density of incisions was of 58 pieces/dm on stem and 21 pieces/dm on branches, with 3–7 eggs/incision. In order to prevent new attacks on seedlings, winter spraying was done using Confidor Oil SC 004 (dose 7.5 l/ha). No subsequent infestations were recorded after spraying. The monitoring of the pest continues, especially in the new plantations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Romania still are natural beech forest with high productive potential and resistance to biotic factors action. However climatic factors (severe drought of 1999 - 2004, 2007 - 2008 and 2011 - 2012 especially in central and eastern regions) have released the recent European beech decline in Romania. This phenomenon has generally occurred in old (>100 years), (almost) pure, and high productive stands, situated especially on plain sites with excessive clayey soils or on slopes with shallow or sandy soils. At the same time, in many stands, silvicultural operations (release cutting, cleaning, thinning), were not applied in time, therefore have been installed many different harmful species on beech. At the beech leaves, attacks were reported from the following species: Insects: Mikiola fagi Htg., Fagocyba cruenta Herrich-Schaeffer., Phyllonorycter maestingella Zll., Phyllocnistis unipunctella Steph. end Diurnea fagella Denis et Schiff. Mites: Aceria nervisequa faginea Nal. end Aceria nervisequa nervisequa Nal. Fungi: Apiognomonia fagi West. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents the results of some infectivity tests that aimed the evaluation of the insecticidal potential of some Beauveria bassiana indigenous strains against the Calliteara pudibunda larvae. Under laboratory conditions, indigenous B. bassiana strains isolated from different hosts and geographic zones were tested: two strains isolated from adult beetles (Ips typographus and Tanymecus dilaticollis) and one strain isolated from a lepidopteran larva (Lymantria dispar). The test methodology included the application of fungal conidia formulated as a powder, respectively as aqueous suspension (x109 conidia/ml), on Prunus cerasifera leaves, administered as food to C. pudibunda larvae. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we present the parasitic Hymenoptera reared from Aproceros feucopoda Takeuchi, 1939 eggs and also we give notes regarding the different parasitoids of this invasive saw fly. Asecodes (Teleopterus) erxias (Walker, 1848) was reared for the first time from the eggs of Aproceros leucopoda. From unidentified eggs on Ulmus minor we also reared Anastatus bifasciatus (Geoffroy, 1785). From pupae of A. ieucopodae emerged also few specimens of an ichneumonid wasp. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]