Bulletin of Insectology (2007) 60, 375-376

S. Schaerer, H. Johnston, P. Gugerli, C. Linder, L. Shaub and L. Colombi (2007)
'Flavescence dorée' in Switzerland: spread of the disease in canton of Ticino and of its insect vector, now also in cantons of Vaud and Geneva
Bulletin of Insectology 60 (2), 375-376
First International Phytoplasmologist Working Group Meeting (IPWG), Bologna (Italy) November 12-15, 2007
Abstract: An important outbreak of 'flavescence dorée' (FD) was observed in 2004 in canton of Ticino, at the Swiss - Italian border. Careful monitoring and sample analysis using nested PCR confirmed the spreading of the disease in the southern part of the canton in 2005, and its further movement into the northern part in 2006. So far, FD appears to be restricted to canton of Ticino, but in 2006, a nationwide monitoring revealed that the insect vector of the disease, Scaphoideus titanus Ball, largely present in Ticino, is now also present in vineyards of cantons of Vaud and Geneva.
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Database assignments for author(s): Santiago Schaerer, Paul Gugerli

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.
	Scaphoideus titanus	Grapevine (Vitis)	Switzerland
	Phytoplasma vitis	Grapevine (Vitis)	Switzerland