Phytopathogenic Mollicutes

SCOPUS
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

Risk analysis of the establishment of Scaphoideus titanus, vector of “flavescence dorée” phytoplasma in grapevine, under current and estimated climate change conditions in Chile

  • Author:
  • Nicolás Quiroga1, Dinka Ivulic2, Javiera Lagos2, Miguel Saavedra2, Alejandra Sandoval-Rodríguez3, Rodrigo Infante4, Luis Morales5, Nicola Fiore1
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 39 to 44

1Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Sanidad Vegetal, Avenida Santa, Rosa 11315, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile

2Universidad de Chile, Campus Sur, Doctorate in Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile

3Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile

4Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Producción Agricola, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile

5Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales Renovables, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile

Online published on 24 August, 2017.

Abstract

Chile is free of the “flavescence dorée” disease and its vector Scaphoideus titanus. Given the importance of viticulture industry in the country, it is fundamental to know which could be the consequences in case of accidental insect introduction in the Country. The potential distribution of the vector was evaluated through a model using the BIOCLIM-DOMAIN tool, considering the current climatic conditions and the projections of estimated climate change in Chile. Results indicated that the establishment and the survival of the insect in Chile is possible considering current and projected climatic conditions.

Keywords

Insect, leafhopper, auchenorrhyncha, DIVA-GIS package, BIOCLIM-DOMAIN package, epidemiology