Interrelationships between "Candidatus phytoplasma asteris" and its leafhopper vectors (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1504-1511

  Bosco, D ^a   Galetto, L ^a,b   Leoncini, P ^a,b   Saracco, P ^a   Raccah, B ^b,c   Marzachi C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANT PROTECTION   (Italy)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chrysanthemum yellows phytoplasma; Euscelidius variegatus; Euscelis incisus; Macrosteles quadripunctulatus; Vector transmission

Indexed keywords

AUCHENORRHYNCHA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA ASTERIS; CHRYSANTHEMUM; CHRYSANTHEMUM CARINATUM; CHRYSANTHEMUM YELLOWS PHYTOPLASMA; CICADELLIDAE; EUSCELIDIUS VARIEGATUS; EUSCELIS INCISUS; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; MACROSTELES QUADRIPUNCTULATUS;

EID: 35648993546     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-100.5.1504     Document Type: Article

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