Bulletin of Insectology (2007) 60, 163-164

F. Landi, A. Prandini, S. Paltrinieri, N. Mori and A. Bertaccini (2007)
Detection of different types of phytoplasmas in stone fruit orchards in northern Italy
Bulletin of Insectology 60 (2), 163-164
First International Phytoplasmologist Working Group Meeting (IPWG), Bologna (Italy) November 12-15, 2007
Abstract: Phytoplasmas belonging to the ribosomal subgroup 16SrIII-A (X disease and related phytoplasmas) were identified in two plants of declining cherry during the monitoring of two experimental plum orchards. The same phytoplasmas were identified also in Philaenus spumarius samples collected in yellow sticky traps located inside the plum orchards. `Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum' was detected in one declining cherry plant and in samples of Fieberiella florii. Among the insect species tested for phytoplasma presence Cacopsylla pruni was only captured once, and the sample resulted negative to the molecular tests.
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Database assignments for author(s): Fabio Landi, Assunta Bertaccini, Nicola Mori

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phytoplasma prunorum	Cherry (Prunus avium - Prunus cerasus)	Italy
	16SrIII phytoplasma group	Cherry (Prunus avium - Prunus cerasus)	Italy