Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) is a vector of Jagoueix et al. and Teixeira et al., causal agents of the critical yellow dragon disease or Huanglongbing (HLB), which affects citrus production worldwide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe potato/tomato psyllid is the Liberibacter solanacearum bacterium vector that causes diseases in Solanaceae crops. Pest control is based on synthetic chemical insecticides, plant extracts, and natural enemies such as parasitoids. feeds on nymphs of , reaching up to 95% parasitism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDomesticated tomato ( L.) crops have presented an increased susceptibility to pests under field and greenhouse conditions. Among these pests is tomato/potato psyllid, Sulc (Hemiptera: Triozidae), a major pest in solanaceous crops.
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