Xylella fastidiosa is xylem-limited bacterium capable of infecting a wide range of host plants,
resulting in Pierce's disease in grapevine, citrus variegated chlorosis, olive quick decline …

Biological invasions represent some of the most severe threats to local communities and
ecosystems. Among invasive species, the vector-borne pathogen Xylella fastidiosa is …

The recent introduction of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe and its involvement in the Olive Quick
Decline Syndrome (OQDS) in Apulia (Salento, Lecce district, South Italy) led us to …

This chapter describes the diversity of the Auchenorrhyncha, for which the authors apply the
common name" true hoppers" as shorthand for leafhoppers, planthoppers, treehoppers …

The phytosanitary emergency caused by the spread of Xylella fastidiosa in the
Mediterranean has raised demands for a better understanding of the ecology of its …

We sampled ca 2500 specimens of Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae)
throughout Corsica without a priori knowledge on the presence of symptoms on plants. We …

Xylella fastidiosa is an important plant pathogen that attacks several plants of economic
importance. Once restricted to the Americas, the bacterium, which causes olive quick decline …

Abstract Spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae) are the dominant xylem-sap feeders in the
Mediterranean area and the only proven vectors of Xylella fastidiosa ST53, the causal agent …

The xylem-limited bacterium Xylella fastidiosa Wells is the causal agent of severe diseases
of several cultivated and wild plants. It is transmitted by xylem-sap feeder insects, such as …

Species distribution models may provide realistic scenarios to explain the influence of
bioclimatic variables in the context of emerging plant pathogens. Xylella fastidiosa is a xylem …