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Spittlebugs of Mediterranean Olive Groves: Host-Plant Exploitation throughout the Year
Spittlebugs are the vectors of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa Wells in Europe, the causal agent of olive dieback epidemic in Apulia, Italy. Selection and distribution of different spittlebug species on host-plants were investigated during field surveys in 2016–2018 in four olive orchards of Apulia...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7074542/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32085449 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11020130 |
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author | Bodino, Nicola Cavalieri, Vincenzo Dongiovanni, Crescenza Saladini, Matteo Alessandro Simonetto, Anna Volani, Stefania Plazio, Elisa Altamura, Giuseppe Tauro, Daniele Gilioli, Gianni Bosco, Domenico |
author_facet | Bodino, Nicola Cavalieri, Vincenzo Dongiovanni, Crescenza Saladini, Matteo Alessandro Simonetto, Anna Volani, Stefania Plazio, Elisa Altamura, Giuseppe Tauro, Daniele Gilioli, Gianni Bosco, Domenico |
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description | Spittlebugs are the vectors of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa Wells in Europe, the causal agent of olive dieback epidemic in Apulia, Italy. Selection and distribution of different spittlebug species on host-plants were investigated during field surveys in 2016–2018 in four olive orchards of Apulia and Liguria Regions of Italy. The nymphal population in the herbaceous cover was estimated using quadrat samplings. Adults were collected by sweeping net on three different vegetational components: herbaceous cover, olive canopy, and wild woody plants. Three species of spittlebugs were collected: Philaenus spumarius L., Neophilaenus campestris (Fallén), and Aphrophora alni (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae). Philaenus spumarius was the predominant species both in Apulia and Liguria olive groves. Nymphal stages are highly polyphagous, selecting preferentially Asteraceae Fabaceae plant families, in particular some genera, e.g., Picris, Crepis, Sonchus, Bellis, Cichorium, and Medicago. Host-plant preference of nymphs varies according to the Region and through time and nymphal instar. In the monitored sites, adults peak on olive trees earlier in Apulia (i.e., during inflorescence emergence) than in Liguria (i.e., during flowering and beginning of fruit development). Principal alternative woody hosts are Quercus spp. and Pistacia spp. Knowledge concerning plant selection and ecological traits of spittlebugs in different Mediterranean olive production areas is needed to design effective and precise control strategies against X. fastidiosa vectors in olive groves, such as ground cover modifications to reduce populations of spittlebug vectors. |
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spelling | pubmed-70745422020-03-20 Spittlebugs of Mediterranean Olive Groves: Host-Plant Exploitation throughout the Year Bodino, Nicola Cavalieri, Vincenzo Dongiovanni, Crescenza Saladini, Matteo Alessandro Simonetto, Anna Volani, Stefania Plazio, Elisa Altamura, Giuseppe Tauro, Daniele Gilioli, Gianni Bosco, Domenico Insects Article Spittlebugs are the vectors of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa Wells in Europe, the causal agent of olive dieback epidemic in Apulia, Italy. Selection and distribution of different spittlebug species on host-plants were investigated during field surveys in 2016–2018 in four olive orchards of Apulia and Liguria Regions of Italy. The nymphal population in the herbaceous cover was estimated using quadrat samplings. Adults were collected by sweeping net on three different vegetational components: herbaceous cover, olive canopy, and wild woody plants. Three species of spittlebugs were collected: Philaenus spumarius L., Neophilaenus campestris (Fallén), and Aphrophora alni (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae). Philaenus spumarius was the predominant species both in Apulia and Liguria olive groves. Nymphal stages are highly polyphagous, selecting preferentially Asteraceae Fabaceae plant families, in particular some genera, e.g., Picris, Crepis, Sonchus, Bellis, Cichorium, and Medicago. Host-plant preference of nymphs varies according to the Region and through time and nymphal instar. In the monitored sites, adults peak on olive trees earlier in Apulia (i.e., during inflorescence emergence) than in Liguria (i.e., during flowering and beginning of fruit development). Principal alternative woody hosts are Quercus spp. and Pistacia spp. Knowledge concerning plant selection and ecological traits of spittlebugs in different Mediterranean olive production areas is needed to design effective and precise control strategies against X. fastidiosa vectors in olive groves, such as ground cover modifications to reduce populations of spittlebug vectors. MDPI 2020-02-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7074542/ /pubmed/32085449 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11020130 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Bodino, Nicola Cavalieri, Vincenzo Dongiovanni, Crescenza Saladini, Matteo Alessandro Simonetto, Anna Volani, Stefania Plazio, Elisa Altamura, Giuseppe Tauro, Daniele Gilioli, Gianni Bosco, Domenico Spittlebugs of Mediterranean Olive Groves: Host-Plant Exploitation throughout the Year |
title | Spittlebugs of Mediterranean Olive Groves: Host-Plant Exploitation throughout the Year |
title_full | Spittlebugs of Mediterranean Olive Groves: Host-Plant Exploitation throughout the Year |
title_fullStr | Spittlebugs of Mediterranean Olive Groves: Host-Plant Exploitation throughout the Year |
title_full_unstemmed | Spittlebugs of Mediterranean Olive Groves: Host-Plant Exploitation throughout the Year |
title_short | Spittlebugs of Mediterranean Olive Groves: Host-Plant Exploitation throughout the Year |
title_sort | spittlebugs of mediterranean olive groves: host-plant exploitation throughout the year |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7074542/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32085449 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11020130 |
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