Great variability in the infection rate of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' in field populations of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) in Florida

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 356-357

  Coy, Monique R ^a   Stelinski, Lukasz L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citrus greening; Detection methods; Geographic variability; Insect vector

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; IDENTIFICATION KEY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INSECT; PATHOGEN;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CANDIDATUS LIBERIBACTER ASIATICUS; CITRUS; DIAPHORINA CITRI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; KUWAYAMA;

EID: 84925988932     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.098.0157     Document Type: Article

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