El psílido de papa, Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) ha adquirido mayor relevancia en los últimos años debido a su capacidad invasiva, amplio rango plantas hospedantes y por para transmitir patógenos. Debido reciente reporte Ecuador, este estudio se determinó la distribución geográfica intra-planta biología B. el cultivo papa las provincias Tungurahua Cotopaxi. Se r...

With only approximately 50 olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs), the carrot psyllid Trioza apicalis (Homoptera: Psylloidea) may have the smallest olfactory system described in adult Neopteran insects. Using single sensillum recordings (SSR) and gas chromatograph-linked SSR, we characterized 4 olfactory sensilla forming a distinct morphological type, which together house approximately 25% of all OR...

The potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae), is a serious pest of potatoes that can cause yield loss by direct feeding and by transmitting a bacterial pathogen, Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous (also known as Candidatus L. solanacearum), which is associated with zebra chip disease of this crop. Current pest management practices rely on the use of insecticides for...