Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of Philaenus spumarius to odours from conspecifics

Abstract The meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius L. (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Aphrophoridae), is the main vector of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca strain ST53, the causal agent of the Olive Quick Decline Syndrome. Philaenus spumarius and other Auchenorrhyncha are known to communicate via vibr...

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Main Authors: Milos Sevarika, Gabriele Rondoni, Sonia Ganassi, Onofrio Marco Pistillo, Giacinto Salvatore Germinara, Antonio De Cristofaro, Roberto Romani, Eric Conti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11885-3