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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 R Horton
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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, Alexander M Piper
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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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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Psyllid yellows, vein-greening (VG), and zebra chip (ZC) diseases, which are primarily transmitted by potato psyllid (PoP) carrying Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso), have caused significant losses in solanaceous crop production worldwide ...
Yelin Li +5 more
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The ABCs of Psyllid Management
EDIS, 2020 Getting rid of Asian citrus psyllids (ACP) from your grove is almost like trying to remove the sand off of a beach. You can bulldoze the great majority and make a huge noticeable impact but getting every last grain of sand will be impossible. What makes
Lukasz Stelinski, Jawwad Qureshi
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Impact of Temperature on Psyllid Survival
EDIS, 2017 Citrus growers frequently inquire if Florida temperatures in the summer or winter are sufficiently high or low enough to control or suppress the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). This question is the subject of this short article.
Stephen Futch, Nabil Killiny
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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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