Xylella fastidiosa in Olive: A Review of Control Attempts and Current Management

M Morelli, JM García-Madero, Á Jos, P Saldarelli… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since 2013, Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. has been reported to infect several hosts and to be
present in different areas of Europe. The main damage has been inflicted on the olive …

Intruding into a conversation: how behavioral manipulation could support management of Xylella fastidiosa and its insect vectors

S Avosani, R Nieri, V Mazzoni, G Anfora… - Journal of Pest …, 2024 - Springer
Behavioral manipulation (BM) is a multimodal control approach based on the interference
with the stimuli mediating insect perception and interaction with the surroundings. BM could …

Communication by substrate-borne mechanical waves in insects: from basic to applied biotremology

J Strauß, N Stritih-Peljhan, R Nieri… - Advances in insect …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biotremology is a field of study focused on an ancient way of communication by animals
endowed with specialized organs for emission and reception of substrate-borne vibrations …

Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of Philaenus spumarius to odours from conspecifics

M Sevarika, G Rondoni, S Ganassi, OM Pistillo… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius L.(Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha:
Aphrophoridae), is the main vector of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca strain ST53, the causal …

Mitigating an epidemic of resistance with integrated disease management tactics: conflicting management recommendations from insecticide resistance and …

MS Sisterson - Phytopathology®, 2022 - Am Phytopath Society
Insect-transmitted plant pathogens threaten crop production worldwide. Because a single
feeding bout may be sufficient for a vector to transmit a pathogen that kills the plant …

Intrasexual Vibrational Behavior of Philaenus spumarius in Semi-Field Conditions

I Akassou, S Avosani, V Caorsi, V Verrastro, M Ciolli… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Vibrational communication is widespread in insects. Since most studies of
intrasexual behavior on insects have targeted few individuals, the behaviors occurring within …

Parapause breakage as a key step for the continuous indoor rearing of Philaenus spumarius

M Morente, D Cornara, A Moreno… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The development of an efficient indoor rearing protocol of Philaenus spumarius is a key step
for research on the meadow spittlebug, as it could reduce researchers' dependency on the …

Vibrational Communication of Scolypopa australis (Walker, 1851) (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae)—Towards a Novel Sustainable Pest Management Tool

NJ Sullivan, S Avosani, RC Butler, LD Stringer - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
A study was undertaken to determine whether Scolypopa australis, the passionvine hopper,
communicates using substrate-borne vibrations, as its use of such signals for …

Application of vibrational signals to study and manipulate an insect vector: the case of Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae)

S Avosani, M Ciolli, V Verrastro… - Pest management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Vibrational stimuli can support pest management as they provide
environmentally friendly methods to manipulate insect pest behaviors. Different vibrational …

Vibrational communication in Scolypopa australis: characterising spontaneous and intrasexual calls in an invasive orchard pest

MS MacDougall, LD Stringer… - Entomologia …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Vibrational communication in the Auchenorrhyncha is an avenue of growing interest, with
many pesticide‐free vibrational pest control programmes against auchenorrhynchan …