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Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 148, Issue 7, Page 738-745, August 2024.Abstract The tomato potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli Šulc, originating from North and Central America, poses a serious threat to Solanaceae crops in Australia. This study investigates the potential of the Australian native and commercially available green lacewing, Mallada signatus Schneider, as a biological control agent for B. cockerelli.
Natasha Zhou +3 more
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Protein Science, Volume 33, Issue 7, July 2024.Abstract The effect of population bottlenecks and genome reduction on enzyme function is poorly understood. Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum is a bacterium with a reduced genome that is transmitted vertically to the egg of an infected psyllid—a population bottleneck that imposes genetic drift and is predicted to affect protein structure and ...
Jenna M. Gilkes +10 more
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A dual insect symbiont and plant pathogen improves insect host fitness under arginine limitation
mBioSome facultative bacterial symbionts are known to benefit insects, but nutritional advantages are rare among these non-obligate symbionts. Here, we demonstrate that the facultative symbiont Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous enhances the fitness of its ...
Younghwan Kwak +4 more
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Pest Management Science, Volume 80, Issue 4, Page 2141-2153, April 2024.Ultraviolet laser wounding and adjuvant/surfactant application is optimized for the penetration of biologically active, RNA molecules into tomato leaf vasculature for RNA interference‐based genetic regulation of the ‘Candidatus Liberibacter’ vector Bactericera cockerelli after feeding on treated leaves.
Neha Thakre +8 more
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Poblaciones de Bactericera cockerelli Sulc. 1909 (HEMIPTERA: PSILLIDAE) en 50 cultivares de chile (Capsicum annum L.) en Morelos, Zacatecas, México [PDF]
, 2018 Chili is one of the most important agricultural products in Mexico. Its cultivation is affected by the attack of Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc, 1909). This insect affects practically all the species of cultivated plants of the Solanaceae family and all ...
Lara Herrera, Alfredo +5 more
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Concanavalin A Toxicity Towards Potato Psyllid and Apoptosis Induction in Midgut Cells
Insects, 2020 Concanavalin A (ConA), a legume lectin, has been drawing increasing attention in recent years concerning its toxicity against insects and its potential application in pest management.
Xiao-Tian Tang +2 more
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Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 23, Issue 5, Page 1876-1878, May 2025.
Carmen S. Padilla +10 more
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Commodity risk assessment of Petunia spp. and Calibrachoa spp. unrooted cuttings from Guatemala
EFSA Journal, Volume 22, Issue 1, January 2024.Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to evaluate the probability of entry of pests (likelihood of pest freedom at entry), including both, regulated and non‐regulated pests, associated with unrooted cuttings of the genera Petunia and Calibrachoa produced under physical isolation in Guatemala.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +35 more
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Reporte sobre colecta de Bactericera cockerelli en Huancabamba-Piura, Perú [PDF]
, 2023 Bactericera cockerelli es un insecto polífago que afecta solanáceas de importancia económica como papa (Solanum tuberosum), tomate (Solanum lycopersicum), berenjena (Solanum melongena), tabaco (Nicotiana tabacum) y otras solanáceas silvestres (CABI, 2022)
Huaman, E. +4 more
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InsectsNesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a generalist predator commonly used to control the whitefly Bemisia tabaci in Europe. This mirid has been found and established in South Texas, where it was initially observed feeding on nymphs of the psyllid ...
Gabriela Esparza-Diaz +2 more
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