▪ Abstract Xylophagous leafhopppers are common and abundant insects of tropical and
subtropical environments and play important ecological roles in these ecosystems. The …

Abstract The Gram-negative bacterium Xylella fastidiosa causes disease in a number of
important crops and plants within natural ecosystems. Most notable among these diseases …

Xylella fastidiosa is a xylem-limited bacterium transmitted to plants by xylem sap-feeding
insects. This pathogen has a wide host range, causing disease in crops such as grape …

The invasion risk posed by the xylem feeding hemipteran, Homalodisca coagulata (native to
the southeast USA and northeast Mexico, and a recent invader of California (USA) and …

A growing number of ecologists are using molecular gut content assays to qualitatively
measure predation. The two most popular gut content assays are immunoassays employing …

An artificial feeding system was designed for the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS),
Homalodisca coagulata Say (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). The system, unlike previous …

Bacterial leaf scorch, caused by Xylella fastidiosa, is a major threat to blueberry production
in the southeastern United States. Management of this devastating disease is challenging …

The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa is the causal agent of citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC) and
has been associated with important losses in commercial orchards of all sweet orange …

The glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS), Homalodisca vitripennis, is an important vector of
Xylella fastidiosa, the causal agent of Pierce's disease of grapevine. GWSS control relies …

California's viticulture and ornamental industries have suffered significant losses since the
introduction of Homalodisca coagulata (Say), an important vector of the Pierce's disease …