Wolbachia is present in the European grapevine moth

• Autor(es): Pazian, Marlon ; Bacala, Elisa ; Rei, Fernando ; Nobre, Tânia
• Data: 2023
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/33676
• Origem: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
• Assunto(s): Lobesia botrana; symbiosis
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo científico
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

The European grapevine moth, Lobesia botrana, has high economic impact on grapevines being one of the most harmful pests of vineyards worldwide. Wolbachia infection has 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

Program Alentejo 2020, Grant/Award Number: ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000029; Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Grant/Award Number: PTDC/ASPPLA/ 30650/2017