Bulletin of Insectology (2011) 64, S245-S246

Duska Delic, Nicoletta Contaldo, Samanta Paltrinieri, Biljana Lolic, Zorica Duric, Snjezana Hrncic and Assunta Bertaccini (2011)
Grapevine yellows in Bosnia and Herzegovina: surveys to identify phytoplasmas in grapevine, weeds and insect vectors
Bulletin of Insectology 64 (Suppl.), S245-S246
Second International Phytoplasmologist Working Group Meeting (IPWG), Neustadt an der Weinstraße (Germany) September 12-15, 2011
Abstract: Presence and diffusion of grapevine yellows phytoplasmas was investigated in 2008 and 2010 in twelve vineyards located in two viticultural areas of Srpska region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. From the same vineyards, grapevine samples from different cultivars and weeds were collected for molecular analyses. In addition, some potential insect vectors were collected in the vineyards of these regions. 'Bois noir' phytoplasma presence was confirmed to be associated with grapevine yellows, while in one Clematis vitalba sample phytoplasma from 16SrV-C subgroup was identified. RFLP analysis of the tuf gene indicated the presence of the tuf-type b of stolbur phytoplasma in the 'bois noir'-infected samples. From collected hemipteran insects Dictyophara europaea and Reptalus cuspidatus were identified. Molecular analyses did not show phytoplasma presence in the tested insect samples of these species.
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Database assignments for author(s): Duska Delic, Nicoletta Contaldo, Assunta Bertaccini, Zorica Duric

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.
	16SrXII phytoplasma group	Grapevine (Vitis)	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	16SrV phytoplasma group	Grapevine (Vitis)	Bosnia and Herzegovina