The unique color pattern polymorphism and the foamy nymphal case of the meadow
spittlebug Philaenus spumarius have attracted the attention of scientists for centuries …

Abstract The Gram-negative bacterium Xylella fastidiosa causes disease in a number of
important crops and plants within natural ecosystems. Most notable among these diseases …

Emerging plant diseases frequently have significant economic, environmental, cultural, and
social impacts. The prediction of new disease emergence, associated with new pathogens …

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 …

The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa re-emerged as a plant pathogen of global importance in
2013 when it was first associated with an olive tree disease epidemic in Italy. The current …

Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health conducted a pest risk assessment and an
evaluation of risk reduction options for Xylella fastidiosa. X. fastidiosa has been detected in …

The emergence of citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) disease had dramatic consequences to
the citrus industry in Brazil. First reported in São Paulo State in 1987, this disease affected …

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 a notorious plant pathogenic bacterium that represents a threat to crops
worldwide. Its subspecies, Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa is the causal agent of Pierce's …

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 …