| Autor: |
ANTONATOS, Spyridon, PAPACHRISTOS, Dimitrios P., KAPANTAIDAKI, Despoina, EVANGELOU, Vasiliki, LYTRA, Ioanna, CHANOPOULOU, Thaleia, PARASKEVOPOULOU, Anastasia, MILONAS, Panagiotis |
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Bulletin of Insectology; Jun2024, Vol. 77 Issue 1, p85-96, 12p |
| Abstrakt: |
Citrus is a global fruit crop and one of the most destructive citrus diseases is the Citrus Variegated Chlorosis (CVC) caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. The pathogen is usually transmitted by xylem sap-feeding insects. Given the tremendous impact that a X. fastidiosa CVC invasion could have in the Mediterranean and the consequent catastrophic scenarios, we offer robust data about the potential vector's bionomics in citrus groves. Throughout 2022, we sampled two citrus groves with sweet orange trees, Citrus × sinensis (L.) Osbeck, in central Greece plus a nearby natural area with pine trees, Pinus halepensis Miller, and lentisk shrubs, Pistacia lentiscus L., to study the presence, seasonal occurrence and population dynamic of potential insect vectors of X. fastidiosa. Additionally, another thirty-five citrus fields were single sampled in 2023 to gain more reliable results about the presence and relative abundance of the potential vectors of the bacterium in a wide area. Seven potential insect vectors were recorded. Philaenus spumarius L. and Neophilaenus campestris (Fallen) were the most frequently found and abundant species in all the citrus groves. Spittlebug nymphs were observed between late March and mid-May, whereas adults were present in spring, autumn and early winter. In the natural area, N. campestris observed from summer to early autumn on the pines, suggesting that pines are among the food plants for the species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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