Publications by authors named "K Mauck"
Perioperative medicine is an evolving field, with important publications each year across multiple disciplines. Staying up to date in the field is complicated due to the wide range of journals that publish relevant articles. This review summarizes the most noteworthy perioperative publications in 2023.
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- Psyllids, specifically Bactericera maculipennis, are herbivores that typically feed on specific host plants, primarily bindweeds, but recent studies suggest they may have expanded their diet to include Solanum umbelliferum.
- Research showed that B. maculipennis develops faster on S. umbelliferum compared to its traditional host, Convolvulus arvensis, and individuals were found directly on S. umbelliferum plants.
- Furthermore, many of the collected psyllids were infected with a plant pathogen, indicating that the interaction between B. maculipennis and S. umbelliferum could facilitate the exchange of different pathogen haplotypes, impacting plant health
Background: The sweet potato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) is a globally important insect pest that damages crops through direct feeding and by transmitting viruses. Current B. tabaci management revolves around the use of insecticides, which are economically and environmentally costly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe unculturable bacterium ' Liberibacter solanacearum' (CLso) is responsible for a growing number of emerging crop diseases. However, we know little about the diversity and ecology of CLso and its psyllid vectors outside of agricultural systems, which limits our ability to manage crop disease and understand the impacts this pathogen may have on wild plants in natural ecosystems. In North America, CLso is transmitted to crops by the native potato psyllid ().
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