Autor(es): Pazian, M ; Bacala, E ; Trindade Rei, Fernando ; Nobre, Tânia
Data: 2020
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/28289
Origem: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
Assunto(s): vineyard; Lobesia botrana; pest management; symbiosis; wsp gene; specific primer
The European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana, has high economic impact on grapevines being one of the most harmful pests of vineyards worldwide. Wolbachia infection have not yet been reported for this moth. We systematically look for Wolbachia presence in L. botrana from three areas within the viticultural region of Alentejo (Portugal), via wsp gene specific PCR, and consistently found its presence. The interaction between the grapevine, its associated moth pest and the Wolbachia needs to be further explored, towards its potential in the development of symbiosis-based pest management strategies.
ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000029; PTDC/ASP-PLA/30650/2017
