'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' (Las) is the primary causal agent of huanglongbing (HLB), the most devastating disease of citrus worldwide. There are three known insect vectors of the HLB-associated bacteria, and all are members of the Hemiptera: Diaphorina citri (Psyllidae), Trioza erytreae (Triozidae), and Cacopsylla (Psylla) citrisuga (Psyllidae). In this study, we found that another hem...

The African citrus psyllid, Trioza erytreae (Hemiptera: Triozidae), is a vector of greening (Huanglonbing - HLB), bacterial disease caused by Candidatus liberibacter spp. Native to Africa, T. was detected in the Canary Islands and Madeira early 2000s then northwestern Spain 2014. Since then, has become established along Atlantic coastal areas Iberian Peninsula. Therefore, an accurate assessment...

Abstract Background The tomato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli Šulc (Hemiptera: Triozidae), is a pest of solanaceous crops such as ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) in the U.S. and vectors disease-causing pathogen ‘ Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’. Currently, only effective strategies for controlling diseases associated with this involve regular pesticide applications to manage psyllid populatio...

'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' (Lso) is a phloem-limited bacterium that severely affects important Solanaceae and Apiaceae crops, including potato, tomato, pepper, tobacco, carrot and celery. This bacterium is transmitted to solanaceous species by potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli, and to Apiaceae by carrot psyllids, including Trioza apicalis and Bactericera trigonica. Five haploty...

The potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae), is a vector of the phloem-limited bacterium 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' (Lso), the putative causal agent of zebra chip disease of potato. Little is known about how potato psyllid transmits Lso to potato. We used electrical penetration graph (EPG) technology to compare stylet probing behaviors and efficiency of ...