A5112980796- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
University of Turin
2023-2024
National Research Council
2024
Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection
2023-2024
Halyomorpha halys (Stål), the brown marmorated stink bug, is a highly invasive insect species that causes significant agricultural losses, especially to orchard fruits, vegetables, herbaceous and ornamental plants. It also nuisance pest seeks shelter in indoor spaces during winter months. Harnessing H. virome can result new environmentally sustainable approaches contain its populations relatated damages. In this study, RNA-Seq data were used explore associated ten field collected Lombardy...
RNA interference (RNAi) is double stranded (dsRNA)-based gene silencing mechanism. Exogenous dsRNAs application to crops has raised as a powerful tool control agricultural pests. In particular, several sap-feeder are important plant pathogens vectors, such Philaenus spumarius, known main vector of Xylella fastidiosa (Xf), causal agent olive quick decline syndrome (OQDS) in southern Italy. Here, dsATP synthase beta (dsATP), dsLaccase (dsLacc) and dsGreen Fluorescent Protein (dsGFP) control,...
Phytoplasmas are phloem-limited plant pathogenic bacteria causing diseases in many species. They transmitted by Hemipteran insect species a persistent-propagative manner. wall-less, and their membrane proteins involved pathogen internalization into host cells. We focused on the immunodominant protein (Imp) of Flavescence dorée phytoplasma (FDp), grapevine quarantine pest major threat to European viticulture. Scaphoideus titanus is main natural vector FDp grapevine, whereas Euscelidius...