Till evolution do us part: The diversity of symbiotic associations across populations of Philaenus spittlebugs

M Kolasa, Ł Kajtoch, A Michalik… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Symbiotic bacteria have played crucial roles in the evolution of sap‐feeding insects and can
strongly affect host function. However, their diversity and distribution within species are not …

The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.)

V Thompson, C Harkin, AJA Stewart - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
A comprehensive list of all known host plant species utilised by the Meadow Spittlebug
(Philaenus spumarius (L.)) is presented, compiled from published and unpublished sources …

Genetic and endosymbiotic diversity of Greek populations of Philaenus spumarius, Philaenus signatus and Neophilaenus campestris, vectors of Xylella fastidiosa

DE Kapantaidaki, S Antonatos, V Evangelou… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The plant-pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa which causes significant diseases to
various plant species worldwide, is exclusively transmitted by xylem sap-feeding insects …

Wolbachia infection and genetic diversity of Italian populations of Philaenus spumarius, the main vector of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe

G Formisano, L Iodice, P Cascone, A Sacco, R Quarto… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Philaenus spumarius is a cosmopolitan species that has become a major threat to European
agriculture being recognized as the main vector of the introduced plant pathogen Xylella …

Occurrence in Morocco of potential vectors of Xylella fastidiosa that may contribute to the active spread of the bacteria

N Haddad, M Afechtal, JC Streito… - Annales de la Société …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa represents a potential risk to the Moroccan flora. For this
reason, several surveys were conducted in 2019 and 2020 to assess its occurrence and to …