Insect Science


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Detection and Relative Titer ofCandidatusLiberibacter asiaticus in the Salivary Glands and Alimentary Canal ofDiaphorina citri(Hemiptera: Psyllidae) Vector of Citrus Huanglongbing Disease

Citation
Ammar et al. (2011). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104 (3)
Names
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
AbstractCandidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) bacterium has been strongly implicated as the causative agent of huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, which is currently the most devastating citrus disease worldwide. HLB is transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), in a persistent manner. We used quantitative-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect CLas in dissected organs of individual D. citri adults infected with HLB in the laboratory or

Glutathione Transferase and Cytochrome P450 (General Oxidase) Activity Levels in Candidatus Liberibacter Asiaticus-Infected and Uninfected Asian Citrus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)

Citation
Tiwari et al. (2011). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104 (2)
Names
Liberibacter
Abstract
Abstract Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Las) has been reported to increase the susceptibility of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), to selected insecticides. Reduced general esterase activity in Las-infected, compared with uninfected, D. citri has been proposed as a possible explanation for this difference in insecticide susceptibility. The current study was conducted to quantify glutathione transferase (GST) and cytochrome P450 (genera