Psyllids in Natural Habitats as Alternative Resources for Key Natural Enemies of the Pear Psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) [PDF]
InsectsThe pear psyllids (Cacopsylla spp.; Psylloidea) comprise ~24 species of sap-feeding insects distributed in Europe, temperate Asia, and (as introductions) in the Americas. These pear-specialized insects are among the most damaging and difficult to control
David Horton, Horton David R
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Insect phylogeny structures the bacterial communities in the microbiome of psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) in Aotearoa New Zealand [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 The bacterial microbiome of psyllids has been studied for decades, with a strong focus on the primary and secondary endosymbionts capable of providing essential amino acids for the insects' diet and therefore playing a key role in the insects' ability to
Francesco Martoni +2 more
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Innovative Pest Management Strategies in Phytoplasma Insect Vectors Control [PDF]
PlantsPhytoplasmas are obligate intracellular plant pathogens that cause numerous severe plant diseases in agricultural crops worldwide. Phytoplasmas are transmitted primarily by phloem-feeding insect vectors such as leafhoppers, planthoppers, and psyllids ...
Adalbert Balog +2 more
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The impact of landscape and prey on psyllophagous ladybird communities in a tropical environment. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThis study examines the community composition and structure of psyllophagous ladybirds in a tropical environment, focusing on their interactions with psyllids as a food resource.
Marine Baujeu +4 more
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First records of Acizzia uncatoides (Ferris & Klyver, 1932) and Acizzia acaciaebaileyanae (Froggatt, 1901) (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Psyllidae) in Croatia [PDF]
Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2021 Alien species represent a significant component of European entomofauna. Intensive international trade of plants, particularly woody ornamentals, has increased introduction of alien species into Europe in the last two decades, where alien terrestrial ...
Maja Pintar +4 more
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Agronomy, 2022 Mitochondrial genome sequences have been used in diverse fields of biology. In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenome) of two pear pests: Cacopsylla jukyungi, the most damaging insect pest to commercial pears in South ...
Ah Rang Kang +7 more
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Potato Zebra Chip: An Overview of the Disease, Control Strategies, and Prospects
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important food crop worldwide. As the demand for fresh and processed potato products is increasing globally, there is a need to manage and control devastating diseases such as zebra chip (ZC).
Victoria Mora +10 more
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Horizontal Transmission of "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" by Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae) on Convolvulus and Ipomoea (Solanales: Convolvulaceae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" (Proteobacteria) is an important pathogen of solanaceous crops (Solanales: Solanaceae) in North America and New Zealand, and is the putative causal agent of zebra chip disease of potato. This phloem-limited pathogen
Glenda L Torres +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Potato virus Y (PVY) and zebra chip (ZC) disease are major threats to solanaceous crop production in North America. PVY can be spread by aphid vectors and through vegetative propagation in potatoes.
Regina K. Cruzado-Gutiérrez +9 more
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Incidence of Diaphorina citri Carrying Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in Brazil’s Citrus Belt
Insects, 2020 Huanglongbing (HLB) is a citrus disease of worldwide importance, associated with the presence of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Las) and vectored by the psyllid Diaphorina citri in Asia and the Americas.
Nelson A. Wulff +7 more
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