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Ecology of the meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius in the Ajaccio region (Corsica) – I: spring

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2020

Jérôme Albre Open the ORCID record for Jérôme Albre [Opens in a new window] ,
José María García Carrasco  and
Marc Gibernau
Jérôme Albre*
Affiliation:
University of Corsica Pascal Paoli-CNRS, UMR 6134 SPE, Equipe Chimie et Biomasse, Route des Sanguinaires, 20000 Ajaccio, France
José María García Carrasco
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, Universidad de Málaga, E-29071 Malaga, Spain
Marc Gibernau
Affiliation:
University of Corsica Pascal Paoli-CNRS, UMR 6134 SPE, Equipe Chimie et Biomasse, Route des Sanguinaires, 20000 Ajaccio, France
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Author for correspondence: Jérôme Albre, Email: albrej@gmail.com
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Abstract

The meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae), is the main vector in Europe of the recently detected plant pathogen bacterium Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. (Xanthomonadales: Xanthomonadaceae). While the ecology of continental populations is well documented, nothing is known about the insular populations of P. spumarius, such as in Corsica, where the bacterium was detected in 2015. Hence, in an epidemiological context, the ecology of P. spumarius has been studied in a maquis landscape in the Ajaccio region between 2017 and 2019. Adults and nymphs were almost exclusively collected on Cistus monspeliensis L. (Cistaceae). However, very few specimens were collected in summer, suggesting a movement of the adults to sheltered habitats. Unfortunately, despite several trapping methods used, the location of adult summer habitat remains unknown for the studied population. It might be tempting to destroy the central plant host of P. spumarius populations. However, as spittlebug nymphs are highly polyphagous on low-growing plant species and as the females can lay eggs in any dead plant tissues, such practice could have limited the impact. Instead, the strong relationship between P. spumarius and C. monspeliensis could be used to monitor spittlebug populations, to limit/concentrate the means of insect control, or in an agronomic context to lure insects away from crops. Maintaining natural arboreal vegetation around agronomic systems could help decrease insect abundance – and potentially, pathogen load – on cultivated species. Such hypotheses need to be further studied by landscape experiments.

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Cistus monspeliensishost plant diversityhost plant palatabilitynymphs behavioursex ratiosummer habitat

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 111 , Issue 2 , April 2021 , pp. 246 - 256
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