EPPO Global Database

Spissistilus festinus(STICFE)

Vector of

Important note on vectors:
Information on vectors and their associated pathogens is a new feature of the database (April 2023). Data will gradually be entered by the EPPO Secretariat and will focus on regulated (quarantine) pests.
Organism Type
Grapevine red blotch virus (GRBAV0) Known vector
* Bahder BW, Zalom FG, Jayanth M, Sudarshana MR (2016) Phylogeny of Geminivirus coat protein sequences and digital PCR aid in identifying Spissistilus festinus as a vector of Grapevine red blotch-associated virus. Phytopathology 106, 1223-1230.

* Flasco MT, Fuchs MF (2023) Two distinct genotypes of Spissistilus festinus (Say, 1830) reproduce and differentially transmit grapevine red blotch virus. Insects 14(10), 831. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14100831

* Flasco M, Hoyle V, Cieniewicz EJ, Roy B, McLane H, Perry KL, Loeb GM, Nault B, Cilia M & Fuchs M (2021) Grapevine red blotch virus is transmitted by the three-cornered alfalfa hopper in a circulative, nonpropagative mode with unique attributes. Phytopathology 111(10), 1851-1861. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-02-21-0061-R

* Flasco MT, Hoyle V, Cieniewicz EJ, Loeb G, McLane H, Perry K, Fuchs MF (2023) The three-cornered alfalfa hopper, Spissistilus festinus, Is a vector of grapevine red blotch virus in vineyards. Viruses 15(4), 927.  https://doi.org/10.3390/v15040927