Abstract The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa ( Xf ) is an invasive insect-borne pathogen, which causes lethal diseases to important crops including olives, citrus, almonds and grapes as well numerous forest, ornamental, uncultivated plants. Outbreaks of -related plant are currently occurring in the Mediterranean region, causing substantial losses various agricultural sectors. Several models have r...

The pathogenic bacteria Xylella fastidiosa (Proteobacteria: Xanthomonadaceae) was detected in the Balearic Islands October 2016. In November 2017 EFSA granted data collection on biology of vectors Islands. grant included following objectives: i) Data by macrocosm and microcosm observations major agroecosystems; ii) Proposal field sampling protocols vectors; iii) Identification X. For study macr...

Understanding patterns of population differentiation and gene flow in insect vectors plant diseases is crucial for the implementation management programs disease. We investigated morphological genome-wide variation across distribution range spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Aphrophoridae), presently most important vector pathogenic bacterium Xylella fa...

Additional evidence supports the inclusion by Hamilton (2001) of Machaerotinae in Clastopteridae. The former Clastopteridae (Clastopterinae sensu Hamilton, 2001) is revised to include Sepulliini (tr. nov.) Clastopterini includes a fossil genus Prisciba Poinar & Brown and the extant Clastoptera with 2 new species both from North America, and Iba Schmidt from the old-world. The last of these has ...