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Bacterial diseases in forest trees

Bacterial diseases in woody plants are best characterized for ornamental and fruit trees and much less is known for forest trees. There are many diseases of forest trees whose etiology remains to be clarified and likely more bacterial diseases of forest trees will be discovered in the next years. An overview of the main bacterial pathogens that cause diseases in forest and ornamental trees is described in this chapter and the general differences between fungal and bacterial diseases are outli...

Quo Vadis, biotremology?

Since our first collaborative book in 2014, which also included the first suggestion for a name for our new scientific discipline of biotremology, our focus has shifted from studying vibrational communication in a few groups of arthropods, to studying vibrational behavior (so that cues could be included) and now to a focus on physiology, ecology, and evolution. During this time, our scope has dramatically increased, but so have the numbers of publications on biotremology, as have the nu...

Vibrational communication in Psyllids

Psyllids are small insects that can vector causal agents of serious plant diseases, such as greening in citrus and zebra chip disease in potatoes. Several invasive psyllid species are expanding their geographic range, but there are few pest management tactics available at present. Vibrational communication is a primary intra-specific communication channel within Psylloidea, being widespread among almost all the families. In psyllids, vibrational signals are used for mate location and mat...

Dinamiche vegetazionali: interazioni tra ambiente, uomo e animali nell'allevamento della razza bovina Grigio Alpina