More than Just Host Plant Preferences for the Two Main Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe: Two Insect Species and Two Different Behaviors
Xylella fastidiosa is a vector-borne bacterium causing significant economic losses in global agricultural industries. Management strategies focus primarily on controlling vector populations. The diversity of vector species, their polyphagy, and the wide range of host plants supporting bacterial deve...
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| author | Bernat-Ponce, Saul García-García, Rosalía Aure, Cristina M. Nieves-Carretero, Lorena Bouvet, Juan Pedro Beitia, Francisco José Monzó Ferrer, César |
| author_browse | Aure, Cristina M. Beitia, Francisco José Bernat-Ponce, Saul Bouvet, Juan Pedro García-García, Rosalía Monzó Ferrer, César Nieves-Carretero, Lorena |
| author_facet | Bernat-Ponce, Saul García-García, Rosalía Aure, Cristina M. Nieves-Carretero, Lorena Bouvet, Juan Pedro Beitia, Francisco José Monzó Ferrer, César |
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| description | Xylella fastidiosa is a vector-borne bacterium causing significant economic losses in global agricultural industries. Management strategies focus primarily on controlling vector populations. The diversity of vector species, their polyphagy, and the wide range of host plants supporting bacterial development make X. fastidiosa pathosystems particularly challenging to manage. Understanding vector and host plant relationships is key to developing effective strategies. This study examined the oviposition strategies, host preferences, and nymphal development of Europe’s main X. fastidiosa vectors, Philaenus spumarius and Neophilaenus campestris, under semi-field conditions (screenhouse). The two species exhibited distinct behaviors. Neophilaenus campestris primarily laid eggs on its preferential host, the grass Festuca arundinacea, while P. spumarius preferred dry soil substrates, irrespective of the host plant species. The presence of multiple hosts reduced the oviposition rates of P. spumarius compared with single-host scenarios. The nymphs of P. spumarius quickly identified and settled on preferential hosts, while the N. campestris nymphs initially moved randomly but later congregated on their preferred host. Despite their polyphagy, nymph survival was limited to preferential hosts. These findings highlight opportunities for habitat management strategies, such as enhancing plant diversity and eliminating overwintering egg sites, to mitigate vector populations and limit the spread of X. fastidiosa. |
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| spelling | INTA220022025-04-23T10:59:16Z More than Just Host Plant Preferences for the Two Main Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe: Two Insect Species and Two Different Behaviors Bernat-Ponce, Saul García-García, Rosalía Aure, Cristina M. Nieves-Carretero, Lorena Bouvet, Juan Pedro Beitia, Francisco José Monzó Ferrer, César Xylella fastidiosa Plantas Huéspedes Vectores Europa Host Plants Vectors Europe Host Preferences Preferencia del Hospedante Philaenus spumarius Neophilaenus campestris Xylella fastidiosa is a vector-borne bacterium causing significant economic losses in global agricultural industries. Management strategies focus primarily on controlling vector populations. The diversity of vector species, their polyphagy, and the wide range of host plants supporting bacterial development make X. fastidiosa pathosystems particularly challenging to manage. Understanding vector and host plant relationships is key to developing effective strategies. This study examined the oviposition strategies, host preferences, and nymphal development of Europe’s main X. fastidiosa vectors, Philaenus spumarius and Neophilaenus campestris, under semi-field conditions (screenhouse). The two species exhibited distinct behaviors. Neophilaenus campestris primarily laid eggs on its preferential host, the grass Festuca arundinacea, while P. spumarius preferred dry soil substrates, irrespective of the host plant species. The presence of multiple hosts reduced the oviposition rates of P. spumarius compared with single-host scenarios. The nymphs of P. spumarius quickly identified and settled on preferential hosts, while the N. campestris nymphs initially moved randomly but later congregated on their preferred host. Despite their polyphagy, nymph survival was limited to preferential hosts. These findings highlight opportunities for habitat management strategies, such as enhancing plant diversity and eliminating overwintering egg sites, to mitigate vector populations and limit the spread of X. fastidiosa. EEA Concordia Fil: Bernat-Ponce, Saúl. Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA). Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología; España Fil: García-García, Rosalía. Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA). Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología; España Fil: Aure, Cristina M. Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA). Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología; España Fil: Nieves-Carretero, Lorena. Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA). Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología; España Fil: Bouvet, Juan Pedro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Concordia; Argentina Fil: Beitia, Francisco José. Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA). Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología; España Fil: Monzó Ferrer, César. Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA). Centro de Protección Vegetal y Biotecnología; España 2025-04-23T10:56:10Z 2025-04-23T10:56:10Z 2025-04 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22002 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/4/416 2075-4450 https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16040416 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Insects 16 (4) : 416. (April 2025) |
| spellingShingle | Xylella fastidiosa Plantas Huéspedes Vectores Europa Host Plants Vectors Europe Host Preferences Preferencia del Hospedante Philaenus spumarius Neophilaenus campestris Bernat-Ponce, Saul García-García, Rosalía Aure, Cristina M. Nieves-Carretero, Lorena Bouvet, Juan Pedro Beitia, Francisco José Monzó Ferrer, César More than Just Host Plant Preferences for the Two Main Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe: Two Insect Species and Two Different Behaviors |
| title | More than Just Host Plant Preferences for the Two Main Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe: Two Insect Species and Two Different Behaviors |
| title_full | More than Just Host Plant Preferences for the Two Main Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe: Two Insect Species and Two Different Behaviors |
| title_fullStr | More than Just Host Plant Preferences for the Two Main Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe: Two Insect Species and Two Different Behaviors |
| title_full_unstemmed | More than Just Host Plant Preferences for the Two Main Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe: Two Insect Species and Two Different Behaviors |
| title_short | More than Just Host Plant Preferences for the Two Main Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe: Two Insect Species and Two Different Behaviors |
| title_sort | more than just host plant preferences for the two main vectors of xylella fastidiosa in europe two insect species and two different behaviors |
| topic | Xylella fastidiosa Plantas Huéspedes Vectores Europa Host Plants Vectors Europe Host Preferences Preferencia del Hospedante Philaenus spumarius Neophilaenus campestris |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22002 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/4/416 https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16040416 |
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