A study on seasonal abundance of Auchenorrhyncha species and their infectivity by Xylella fastidiosa in the Apulia region of Italy was conducted to identify ideal periods for monitoring and adoption of potential control measures against insect vectors. Adult populations of Auchenorrhyncha species were monitored monthly over a 2-yr period from five olive groves. A total of 15 species were captured, identified, and tested for presence of X. fastidiosa by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). For three species, Philaenus spumarius L., Neophilaenus campestris (Falle` n), and Euscelis lineolatus Brulle´ , positive reactions to X. fastidiosa were obtained, on average, in 16.3, 15.9 and 18.4% of adult insects, respectively. Philaneous spumarius was the dominant species (39.8% of total Auchenorrhyncha captured) with the highest adult abundance in summer months. Adult P. spumarius and N. campestris were first detected between March and May in both years, and all insects tested during these periods (year 1: n=42, year 2: n=132) gave negative reactions to X. fastidiosa by PCR. Similarly, first adults of E. lineolatus that appeared from October to November (year 1: n=20, year 2: n=15) tested negative for presence of X. fastidiosa. Given the lack of transstadial and transovarial transmission of X. fastidiosa and considering that P. spumarius is univoltine, control measures against nymphal stages of P. spumarius should be investigated as means of population suppression to reduce spread of X. fastidiosa in olive groves.

Ben Moussa, I.E.; Mazzoni, V.; Valentini, F.; Yaseen, T.; Lorusso, D.; Speranza, S.; Digiaro, M.; Varvaro, L.; Krugner, R.; D'Onghia, A.M. (2016). Seasonal fluctuations of sap-feeding insect species infected by Xylella fastidiosa in Apulian olive groves of Southern Italy. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 109 (4): 1512-1518. doi: 10.1093/jee/tow123 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/34924

Seasonal fluctuations of sap-feeding insect species infected by Xylella fastidiosa in Apulian olive groves of Southern Italy

Mazzoni, Valerio;
2016-01-01

Abstract

A study on seasonal abundance of Auchenorrhyncha species and their infectivity by Xylella fastidiosa in the Apulia region of Italy was conducted to identify ideal periods for monitoring and adoption of potential control measures against insect vectors. Adult populations of Auchenorrhyncha species were monitored monthly over a 2-yr period from five olive groves. A total of 15 species were captured, identified, and tested for presence of X. fastidiosa by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). For three species, Philaenus spumarius L., Neophilaenus campestris (Falle` n), and Euscelis lineolatus Brulle´ , positive reactions to X. fastidiosa were obtained, on average, in 16.3, 15.9 and 18.4% of adult insects, respectively. Philaneous spumarius was the dominant species (39.8% of total Auchenorrhyncha captured) with the highest adult abundance in summer months. Adult P. spumarius and N. campestris were first detected between March and May in both years, and all insects tested during these periods (year 1: n=42, year 2: n=132) gave negative reactions to X. fastidiosa by PCR. Similarly, first adults of E. lineolatus that appeared from October to November (year 1: n=20, year 2: n=15) tested negative for presence of X. fastidiosa. Given the lack of transstadial and transovarial transmission of X. fastidiosa and considering that P. spumarius is univoltine, control measures against nymphal stages of P. spumarius should be investigated as means of population suppression to reduce spread of X. fastidiosa in olive groves.
Philaenus spumarius
Auchenorrhyncha
Vector
Plant disease
PCR
Settore AGR/11 - ENTOMOLOGIA GENERALE E APPLICATA
2016
Ben Moussa, I.E.; Mazzoni, V.; Valentini, F.; Yaseen, T.; Lorusso, D.; Speranza, S.; Digiaro, M.; Varvaro, L.; Krugner, R.; D'Onghia, A.M. (2016). Seasonal fluctuations of sap-feeding insect species infected by Xylella fastidiosa in Apulian olive groves of Southern Italy. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 109 (4): 1512-1518. doi: 10.1093/jee/tow123 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/34924
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