Diskussion:Spissistilus festinus

S. festinus as a grapevine pest

It might be worth noting that S. festinus is also a grapevine pest: "Previously classified as an incidental pest of grapevines due to their girdling behavior, very little was known about S. festinus and their relationship with grapes in California. In 2016, S. festinus was found to vector Grapevine red blotch virus in grapevines in a greenhouse study. This discovery elevated the status of S. festinus in grapes from an occasional pest of little economic importance to a serious threat to the wine industry in California and other wine producing states." (Preto 2018) Also, there seems to be a little mess in Wikidata because there are separate items for both occurring forms of the taxon name: S. festina and S. festinus. It might also be useful to mention the occurrence of these so readers could find the sources using the other form. (Sorry, my German is too bad to make any serious edits.) --Ehitaja (Diskussion) 09:49, 30. Okt. 2023 (CET)