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September 4, 2019
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Sulfoxaflor and natural pyrethrin with piperonyl butoxide are effective alternatives to neonicotinoids against juveniles of philaenus spumarius, the european vector of xylella fastidiosa

Publicated to: Insects. 10 (8): 225- - 2019-08-01 10(8), DOI: 10.3390/insects10080225

Authors:

Dáder, B; Viñuela, E; Moreno, A; Plaza, M; Garzo, E; del Estal, P; Fereres, A
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CSIC - Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias (ICA) - Author
CSIC, Inst Ciencias Agr, Calle Serrano 115 Dpdo - Author
Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros Agronomos de Madrid - Author
Unidad Asociada Control Insectos Vectores Bajo Si - Author
Unidad Asociada “Control de Insectos Vectores bajo sistemas de Agricultura Sostenible (IVAS) - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Agron Alimentaria & Biosi, Ave Puerta Hierro 2-4 - Author
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Abstract

© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The threat imposed by the bacterial pathogen Xylella fastidiosa to crops of utter importance to European agriculture such as olive, stone fruit and grapevine calls for immediate research against the meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.), the main European vector. Management tools should consider reducing juveniles of vector populations growing on weeds or cover crops during spring as nymphs have limited movement and do not contribute to disease spread. We examined a wide range of insecticides with different modes of action against P. spumarius nymphs in laboratory and semi-field glasshouse conditions. Pyrethroids (delthamethrin and λ-cyhalothrin) and natural pyrethrin (Pirecris®) + piperonyl butoxide (PBO) efficacy surpassed 86% after 24 h of exposure, without significant differences in the PBO amount tested. The inclusion of PBO caused a 3-fold increase in the mortality of P. spumarius nymphs compared to pyrethrin alone. Sulfoxaflor (Closer®) exhibited similar efficacy at 48 and 72 h but it was slow acting and mortality only reached 60% at 24 h. The LC90 was 34 ppm at 72 h. Pymetrozine, spirotetramat, azadirachtin and kaolin were not effective against nymphs (mortality <33%) although in azadirachtin-treated plants, mortality had a 3-fold increase from 24 to 72 h. Our results will help decision-making policy bodies to set up a sustainable integrated pest management of P. spumarius in areas where X. fastidiosa becomes a problem.
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Keywords

aphrophoridaechemical contrololive quick decline syndromeAphrophoridaeBacteriumBiologyChemical controlEmerging diseasesGrapevineIdentificationInsect vectorsKaolinOlive quick decline syndromePierces-diseaseSp-novTransmission

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Insects due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2019, it was in position 18/101, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Entomology.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 2.79. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 2.91 (source consulted: FECYT Mar 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-09, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 36
  • Scopus: 37
  • Google Scholar: 30
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-09:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 53.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 53 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 7.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 9 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/91500/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 63
  • Downloads: 14
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (DADER ALONSO, BEATRIZ) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been DADER ALONSO, BEATRIZ.

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