NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 40 | April 6, 2017
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Risk assessment of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ transmission by the psyllids Bactericera trigonica and B. tremblayi from Apiaceae crops to potato
/in SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONSSci Rep. 2017 Apr 3;7:45534. doi: 10.1038/srep45534. Antolinez C.A.1, Fereres A.1, Moreno A.1 1 Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias (ICA, CSIC), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), C/Serrano 115 Dpdo 28006 Madrid, Spain Abstract Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (Lso) is bacterium transmitted by psyllids to Solanaceae and Apiaceae plants. So far, Lso is found in Europe affecting Apiaceae. […]
EFSA releases a systematic literature search on susceptibility of olive cultivars to Xylella fastidiosa ST53
/in NEWSFollowing a request from the European Commission, the European Food and Safety Agency (EFSA) has recently released a statement on the susceptibility of olive cultivars to the strain of Xylella fastidiosa (subsp. pauca CoDiRO strain, ST53) consistently found in the Apulian outbreaks, on the basis of twenty-one bibliographical references currently available in the scientific literature. […]
Non-destructive DNA extraction from Psyllids
/in Protocols-CaLsolThis protocol describes the method for extracting DNA from psyllid vectors, thereby retaining a voucher specimen (exoskeleton) after extraction. It has been prepared and made available by SG-SASA, as a part of the CRF Psyllid Project, funded by the Scottish Government and the H2020-funded POnTE Project. The protocol is available in four different languages: English […]
J.A. Navas-Cortés will present POnTE at ESPACIOINNOVA event organised by CITOLIVA in Spain
/in CONFERENCESESPACIOINNOVA is an event organised by CITOLIVA every 2 years in the frame of Expoliva, an International Fair of the olive oil and allied industries, this year being held in Jaén, Spain, from 10 to 12 May, 2017. This event brings the results of R&D and innovation projects in which CITOLIVA is involved. In ESPACIOINNOVA […]
POnTE and XF-ACTORS contribute to the knowledge on the host susceptibility to Xylella fastidiosa ST53
/in NEWSFollowing a request of the European Plant Health Authorities, the researchers involved in the H2020 Research Projects POnTE and XF-ACTORS submitted, on March 14, a technical report on the latest research findings about the hosts of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53. The technical report describes the outcomes of the field observations and laboratory analyses aiming […]
NEWSLETTER | ISSUE 39 | March 30, 2017
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Francoise Poliakoff (ANSES) new coordinator of POnTE WP 4, dedicated to diagnostics
/in NEWSPOnTE Consortium has recently announced an important novelty in its internal organization. Dr. Françoise Poliakoff, senior plant pathologist and head of bacteriology, virology and GMO units in Plant Health Laboratory (ANSES-LSV), has accepted to lead the coordination of the Work Package “4”, dedicated to the “Implementation and validation of diagnostics for early and rapid detection of […]
A training workshop on classical and molecular identification of psyllids held in Edinburgh
/in TECHNICAL WORKSHOPSA 2-day training workshop (23-24 March 2017) in the classical and molecular identification of psyllids was organised by SG-SASA, the Natural History Museum (NHM), and Rothamsted Research (RRes). The event was funded by the POnTE Project and was hosted by SG-SASA at their headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland. The aim of the workshop was to provide […]
Neonicotinoid insecticides losing efficiency in potato psyllid control
/in PRESS REVIEWby Kay Ledbetter The potato industry may be losing a mainstay in the battle against psyllids, according to a recent Texas A&M AgriLife Research study. Dr. Ada Szczepaniec, AgriLife Research entomologist in Amarillo, said while there may be varying degrees of resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides in populations of psyllids across Texas, her recent study indicates […]