Canale, Maria Cristina


Publications
3

Latency and Persistence of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ in Its Psyllid Vector, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)

Citation
Canale et al. (2017). Phytopathology® 107 (3)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
Although ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (Las) is a major pathogen associated with citrus huanglongbing (HLB), some characteristics of transmission by the psyllid vector Diaphorina citri are not fully understood. We examined the latent period and persistence of transmission of Las by D. citri in a series of experiments at 25°C, in which third-instar psyllid nymphs and 1-week-old adults were confined on infected citrus for an acquisition access period (AAP), and submitted to sequential inocu