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Research Project: Development of Applied Management Systems for Diseases of Perennial Crops with Emphasis on Vector-Borne Pathogens of Grapevine and Citrus

Location: Crop Diseases, Pests and Genetics Research

Title: Development of mating disruption methods to suppress insect vectors of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa in California

Author
item Krugner, Rodrigo
item Briggs, Jessica
item Espindola, Crystal

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/9/2026
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The cicadelids glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis (Germar), and blue-green sharpshooter, Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret) are the most important vectors of the plant-pathogenic bacterium Xylella fastidiosa in California. In this study, vibrational communication signals of both vector species were identified and characterized based on spectral and temporal parameters, and candidate disruptive signals were designed and tested in the laboratory via playback to individuals and male-female pairs. Understanding of sharpshooter reproductive behaviors may lead to development of novel control strategies aimed at interference with the mate selection behavior.