Transmission of apple proliferation phytoplasma by Cacopsylla melanoneura (Homoptera: Psyllidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 8-13

  Tedeschi, Rosemarie ^a   Alma, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adults and nymphs; Cacopsylla melanoneura; Naturally and experimentally infected; Phytoplasma vector; Transmission trials

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CACOPSYLLA; CACOPSYLLA MELANONEURA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA MALI; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PHYTOPLASMA; PSYLLIDAE;

EID: 1542647149     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-97.1.8     Document Type: Article

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