Biology and management of Asian citrus psyllid, vector of the huanglongbing pathogens

EE Grafton-Cardwell, LL Stelinski… - Annual Review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), is the most
important pest of citrus worldwide because it serves as a vector of “Candidatus Liberibacter” …

Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, vector of citrus huanglongbing disease

DG Hall, ML Richardson, ED Ammar… - Entomologia …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), D iaphorina citri K uwayama (H emiptera: P syllidae), is an
important pest of citrus because it transmits phloem‐limited bacteria [C andidatus L …

Huanglongbing: An overview of a complex pathosystem ravaging the world's citrus

JV da Graça, GW Douhan, SE Halbert… - Journal of Integrative …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) has become a major disease and limiting factor of production in
citrus areas that have become infected. The destruction to the affected citrus industries has …

Citrus huanglongbing: a newly relevant disease presents unprecedented challenges

N Wang, P Trivedi - Phytopathology, 2013 - Am Phytopath Society
Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) is one of the oldest citrus diseases and has been known for
over a century. HLB is caused by 'Candidatus Liberibacter'spp. that are phloem-limited …

Huanglongbing pandemic: current challenges and emerging management strategies

D Ghosh, S Kokane, BK Savita, P Kumar, AK Sharma… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Huanglongbing (HLB, aka citrus greening), one of the most devastating diseases of citrus,
has wreaked havoc on the global citrus industry in recent decades. The culprit behind such …

Exchange of microbiomes in plant-insect herbivore interactions

AM Pirttilä, V Brusila, JJ Koskimäki, PR Wäli… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbial symbiotic communities span through kingdoms. The
vast microbial gene pool extends the host genome and supports adaptations to changing …

Microorganisms in the reproductive tissues of arthropods

JI Perlmutter, SR Bordenstein - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
Microorganisms that reside within or transmit through arthropod reproductive tissues have
profound impacts on host reproduction, health and evolution. In this Review, we discuss …

Biology and epidemics of Candidatus Liberibacter species, psyllid‐transmitted plant‐pathogenic bacteria

M Haapalainen - Annals of applied biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Candidatus Liberibacter species are Gram‐negative bacteria that live as phloem‐
limited obligate parasites in plants, and are associated with several plant diseases. These …

Infection of an insect vector with a bacterial plant pathogen increases its propensity for dispersal

X Martini, M Hoffmann, MR Coy, LL Stelinski… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The spread of vector-transmitted pathogens relies on complex interactions between host,
vector and pathogen. In sessile plant pathosystems, the spread of a pathogen highly …

Variations on a theme: Factors regulating interaction between Diaphorina citri and “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” vector and pathogen of citrus huanglongbing

S Hosseinzadeh, M Heck - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Environmental factors that influence Diaphorina citri biology help predict HLB
epidemiology.•High-quality assemblies of the D. citri genome enable molecular studies of …