Article
Host plant identification in the generalist xylem feeder Philaenus spumarius through gut content analysis
2020-12-01
Abstract excerpt
The meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius L. (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae), is the main vector of the phytopathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa in Europe, where the ST53 strain induces the olive quick decline syndrome, causing severe economic damage in southern Italy. The wide range of plant species infected by X. fastidiosa, and the wide host range of P. spumarius suggest that a large number of wild and cultivat...
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- Literature Corpus work
- dc79e494-6508-5012-aeff-9d08906d34ec
- DOI
- 10.1111/eea.12992
