Caccavo Vittoria

Name and Surname: Vittoria Caccavo

Cycle: XXXV - Curriculum: Agricultural, Forest and Environmental Science

Tutor: Prof.ssa Donatella Battaglia

Co-tutor: Prof.ssa Maria Nuzzaci

Title of the project

Sustainable control of insect vectors of phytopathogenic viruses in the context of climate change: the role of radical symbionts

Aims of the project

The PhD thesis is focused on the study of effects of Trichoderma spp and Glomus spp. (a) on the development of populations of Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Hemiptera:Aphididae) on tomato plants, (b) on the transmission efficiency of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) by aphids, (c) on the influence of high temperature on the survival of aphids and (d) on the effects of volatile organic compounds (VOC) emitted by radical symbionts in aphids behavior and on the efficiency of virus transmission.

E-mail: vittoria.caccavo@unibas.it