This review summarizes all known direct nontarget attack (NTA) cases of intentionally
released or actively redistributed weed biological control agents, in order to allow for an …

Background Despite great progress in studies on Wolbachia infection in insects, the
knowledge about its relations with beetle species, populations and individuals, and the …

The stolbur phytoplasma vector Hyalesthes obsoletus is generally considered as a
polyphagous species associated with numerous wild and cultivated plants. However, recent …

Given the ecological and epidemiological specialization of Hyalesthes obsoletus, the
principle vector of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani', the primary objective of this study was to …

This paper compiles an updated checklist of Sicilian species of Nitidulidae and Kateretidae
from historical bibliographical data, and new Sicilian material collected by the first author …

A seed-feeding weevil introduced to North America (NA) as a biological control agent of the
invasive toadflax Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill., identified then as Gymnetron antirrhini …

This paper compiles an updated checklist of the Sicilian flea beetle species (Coleoptera:
Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) by a critical bibliographic screening and adding new …

Intracellular bacteria of the genus Wolbachia are the most abundant endosymbionts
infecting many arthropods, with Coleoptera being the most diverse hosts in terms of …

An updated catalogue of the Sicilian species of the weevil subfamily Curculioninae is
proposed on the basis of revised bibliographical data and new Sicilian material collected by …

Linaria vulgaris, common or yellow toadflax, and Linaria dalmatica, Dalmatian toadflax
(Plantaginaceae), are Eurasian perennial forbs invasive throughout temperate North …