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EPG combined with micro-CT and video recording reveals new insights on the feeding behavior of Philaenus spumarius

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PloS one, 13(7), e0199154 Authors Daniele Cornara (1), Elisa Garzo (1), Marina Morente (1), Aranzazu Moreno (1), Javier Alba-Tercedor (2), Alberto Fereres (1) Affiliations (1) Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, ICA-CSIC, Madrid, Spain. (2) Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Campus de Fuentenueva, Granada, Spain. Abstract The meadow […]

New advances for the control of the vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe

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Spittlebugs are the predominant xylem-feeders in Europe with a relevant role in vectoring the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa. Several trials have been conducted in the past years to search for effective strategies to reduce the spittlebugs populations in olive orchards in southern Italy, where the spittlebug Philaenus spumarius has been identified as the predominant vector species […]

Sputacchina dell’olivo, insetticidi a confronto

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L’Informatore Agrario, 24-25/2018 pp. 51-56 Authors C. Dongiovanni (1), G. Fumarola (1), M. Di Carolo (1), D. Tauro (1), A. Ciniero (1), G. Altamura (2), F. Palmisano (1), M.R. Silletti (1), P. Pollastro (1), V. Cavalieri (2) Affiliations (1) Centro di Ricerca, Sperimentazione e Formazione in Agricoltura Basile Caramia, Via Cisternino, Locorotondo (Bari), Italy. (2) CNR – Istituto per […]