Researchers
from two CSIC institutes developed a predictive tool that can help limit the
populations of the main insect vector of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, which causes diseases that seriously
affect several key crops in our agriculture, such as olive trees, vines and
almond trees.
Philaenus
spumarius is a
polyphagous insect of the group commonly known as cicadas, which is present in
practically the entire northern hemisphere. For a long time, it was unknown to
agriculture, but the ...
