Human activities significantly contribute to worldwide spread of phytopathological
adversities. Pathogen-related food losses are today responsible for a reduction in quantity …

A dramatic outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa decimating olive was discovered in 2013 in Apulia,
Southern Italy. This pathogen is a quarantine bacterium in the European Union (EU) and …

In autumn 2013, the presence of Xylella fastidiosa, a xylem-limited Gram-negative
bacterium, was detected in olive stands of an area of the Ionian coast of the Salento …

Xylella fastidiosa is a Gram‐negative bacterial plant pathogen with an extremely wide host
range. This species has recently been resolved into subspecies that correlate with host …

The unique color pattern polymorphism and the foamy nymphal case of the meadow
spittlebug Philaenus spumarius have attracted the attention of scientists for centuries …

Microorganisms are the main drivers sha** the functioning and equilibrium of all
ecosystems, contributing to nutrient cycling, primary production, litter decomposition, and …

This chapter describes the diversity of the Auchenorrhyncha, for which the authors apply the
common name" true hoppers" as shorthand for leafhoppers, planthoppers, treehoppers …

Xylella fastidiosa is xylem-limited bacterium capable of infecting a wide range of host plants,
resulting in Pierce's disease in grapevine, citrus variegated chlorosis, olive quick decline …

Abstract The Gram-negative bacterium Xylella fastidiosa causes disease in a number of
important crops and plants within natural ecosystems. Most notable among these diseases …

Sustainable development in global and regional contexts has become mandatory to prevent
the potential adverse effects of human activities on the environment. While agricultural …