Bulletin of Insectology (2007) 60, 199-200

Z. Dér, S. Koczor, B. Zsolnai, I. Ember, M. Kölber, A. Bertaccini and A. Alma (2007)
Scaphoideus titanus identified in Hungary
Bulletin of Insectology 60 (2), 199-200
First International Phytoplasmologist Working Group Meeting (IPWG), Bologna (Italy) November 12-15, 2007
Abstract: Scaphoideus titanus is threatening the grapevine industry in Europe as vector of "flavescence dorée" (FD) quarantine disease. It was recently identified in countries neighbouring Hungary, however S. titanus and FD were not recorded during the Auchenorrhyncha fauna monitoring performed in several Hungarian vineyards between 1997 and 2005. In 2006 new sites near the Hungarian borders, in 9 counties, were involved in the surveys. S. titanus was found in Bács-Kiskun, Somogy, and Zala counties: this is the first report of this insect in Hungary. The highest populations were recorded in abandoned vineyards near the Serbian border. Analyses to verify phytoplasma presence and identity were carried out in symptomatic grapevines and leafhoppers collected in these places, only the "bois noir" phytoplasmas were identified.
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Database assignments for author(s): Assunta Bertaccini, Alberto Alma, Maria Kölber

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution
quarantine treatments/regulations/aspects

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Scaphoideus titanus	Grapevine (Vitis)	Hungary
	Phytoplasma vitis	Grapevine (Vitis)