Sex-specific probing behaviour of the carrot psyllid Bactericera trigonica and its implication in the transmission of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’
ORIGINAL ARTICLE C.A. Antolínez 1, A. Fereres1, A. Moreno1 1Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias (ICA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain Abstract ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (Lso)’ is a pathogen of Solanaceae but also causes serious physiological disorders in carrots and celery (Apiaceae). In carrots, this pathogen is transmitted by the psyllids Bactericera trigonica and […]
The ash dieback fungus could spread more quickly and affect more trees than previously expected, according to research. Scientists have discovered that asexual spores of the ash dieback fungus (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) are infectious and can germinate on leaves or infect seedlings via soil. Full story The ash dieback fungus could spread more quickly and affect […]
OPEN ARTICLE Eric Goberville, Nina-Coralie Hautekèete, Richard R. Kirby, Yves Piquot, Christophe Luczak & Grégory Beaugrand Abstract Beyond the direct influence of climate change on species distribution and phenology, indirect effects may also arise from perturbations in species interactions. Infectious diseases are strong biotic forces that can precipitate population declines and lead to biodiversity loss. […]
A technical workshop on psyllid vector identification organized by SASA in Edinburgh
A technical workshop on psyllid identification is going to be organized, in the framework of POnTE Project, on March 23-24 2017 by Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) in Edinburgh, UK. The psyllid ID workshop will provide participants with the classical and molecular taxonomic tools to achieve accurate species identification. The workshop will focus […]
“Pest Organisms threatening Europe: crops and forests. The focus on Xylella fastidiosa in olive fields”, a workshop organized in Madrid
On 14th December 2016 a workshop will be held in Madrid, organized by CITOLIVA with the support of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, with the object of presenting the entire European project POnTE-“Pest Organisms threatening Europe” in Spain, with a special focus on Xylella fastidiosa. It will be a dissemination event whose target […]
XF-ACTORS: the new EU H2020 funded research project entirely dedicated to Xylella fastidiosa
The European Commission announced, through the web portal of CORDIS, that the project “Xylella Fastidiosa Active Containment Through a multidisciplinary-Oriented Research Strategy (XF-ACTORS)” has been funded under the H2020 Programme – EU.3.2.1.1. – Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience – Topic SFS-09-2016 – Spotlight on critical outbreak of pests: the case of Xylella […]
Citoliva presenta el proyecto europeo POnTE: ‘Plagas amenazando Europa’
El próximo 14 de diciembre tendrá lugar en Madrid la jornada de divulgación y presentación en España del programa europeo POnTE – ‘Plagas amenazando Europa’, iniciado en 2015 y con una duración prevista de cuatro años, que estudia las distintas enfermedades emergentes que están afectando gravemente a los cultivos y bosques en Europa. La jornada […]
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