Preventive measures to limit the spread of Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in mainland Europe

Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) vectors the most important citrus disease, namely huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening. This vector has been recently found on the European mainland in the north-western region of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), although HLB has n...

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Main Authors: Urbaneja-Bernat, Pablo, Hernández-Suárez, Estrella, Tena, Alejandro, Urbaneja, Alberto
Format: Artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6558
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jen.12771
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author Urbaneja-Bernat, Pablo
Hernández-Suárez, Estrella
Tena, Alejandro
Urbaneja, Alberto
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Tena, Alejandro
Urbaneja, Alberto
Urbaneja-Bernat, Pablo
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Tena, Alejandro
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description Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) vectors the most important citrus disease, namely huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening. This vector has been recently found on the European mainland in the north-western region of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), although HLB has not yet been detected in Europe. Thus, preventing the spread of the vector is currently an urgent priority. Here, we show two prevention methods to avoid the spread of this psyllid from areas where it is present to psyllid-free areas. Our results showed that two types of anti-insect mesh with a pore size of 0.4 × 0.77 mm2 and 0.27 × 0.77 mm2 were effective in excluding T. erytreae in two field experiments. These results have direct implications in the nursery plant production system, which should adopt meshes with pore sizes small enough to guarantee the exclusion of T. erytreae. Additionally, we evaluated the longevity of T. erytreae on fruit to understand the risk of dispersion of the psyllid with unprocessed fruit movement between infested and non-infested areas. The longevity of T. erytreae on mandarin and lemon fruit under winter conditions (13.8°C and 85.4% of relative humidity) was 11 days for both fruits. We anticipate that our results could help enhance the preventive measures in citrus fruit areas without a presence of T. erytreae.
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spelling ReDivia65582025-04-25T14:47:22Z Preventive measures to limit the spread of Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in mainland Europe Urbaneja-Bernat, Pablo Hernández-Suárez, Estrella Tena, Alejandro Urbaneja, Alberto Anti-insect meshes Citrus nursery Huanglongbing Citrus transportation H20 Plant diseases Quarantine Pest management Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) vectors the most important citrus disease, namely huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening. This vector has been recently found on the European mainland in the north-western region of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), although HLB has not yet been detected in Europe. Thus, preventing the spread of the vector is currently an urgent priority. Here, we show two prevention methods to avoid the spread of this psyllid from areas where it is present to psyllid-free areas. Our results showed that two types of anti-insect mesh with a pore size of 0.4 × 0.77 mm2 and 0.27 × 0.77 mm2 were effective in excluding T. erytreae in two field experiments. These results have direct implications in the nursery plant production system, which should adopt meshes with pore sizes small enough to guarantee the exclusion of T. erytreae. Additionally, we evaluated the longevity of T. erytreae on fruit to understand the risk of dispersion of the psyllid with unprocessed fruit movement between infested and non-infested areas. The longevity of T. erytreae on mandarin and lemon fruit under winter conditions (13.8°C and 85.4% of relative humidity) was 11 days for both fruits. We anticipate that our results could help enhance the preventive measures in citrus fruit areas without a presence of T. erytreae. 2020-07-02T12:55:16Z 2020-07-02T12:55:16Z 2020 publishedVersion Urbaneja-Bernat P, Hernández- Suárez E, Tena A, Urbaneja A. Preventive measures to limit the spread of Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in mainland Europe. J Appl Entomol. 2020;00:1–7. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6558 DOI: 10.1111/jen.12771 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jen.12771 en Info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/727459 E-RTA RTA2015-00005-C06 Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 727459 “Insect-borne prokaryote-associated diseases in tropical and subtropical perennial crops"—TROPICSAFE openAccess Wiley electronico
spellingShingle Anti-insect meshes
Citrus nursery
Huanglongbing
Citrus transportation
H20 Plant diseases
Quarantine
Pest management
Urbaneja-Bernat, Pablo
Hernández-Suárez, Estrella
Tena, Alejandro
Urbaneja, Alberto
Preventive measures to limit the spread of Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in mainland Europe
title Preventive measures to limit the spread of Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in mainland Europe
title_full Preventive measures to limit the spread of Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in mainland Europe
title_fullStr Preventive measures to limit the spread of Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in mainland Europe
title_full_unstemmed Preventive measures to limit the spread of Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in mainland Europe
title_short Preventive measures to limit the spread of Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in mainland Europe
title_sort preventive measures to limit the spread of trioza erytreae del guercio hemiptera triozidae in mainland europe
topic Anti-insect meshes
Citrus nursery
Huanglongbing
Citrus transportation
H20 Plant diseases
Quarantine
Pest management
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6558
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jen.12771
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