Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2007
Abstract
Populations of D. citri in Florida citrus were surveyed between Sep 2005 and Jan 2006 for Ca. L. asiaticus, the causal agent of HLB. No field-collected adults or immatures of the 1,972 D. citri tested were positive for the HLB pathogen in these samples, indicating that the proportion of D. citri populations hosting Ca. L. asiaticus in the regions sampled was very low (<0.05%) during this survey. More extensive surveys for Ca. L. asiaticus in D. citri are recommended to learn more about the epidemiology of disease transmission in Florida.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Florida Entomologist
First Page
394
Last Page
397
Recommended Citation
Meyer, J., Hoy, M., & Singh, R. (2007). Low incidence of Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus in Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) populations between Nov 2005 and Jan 2006: Relevance to management of citrus greening disease in Florida. Florida Entomologist, 90 (2), 394-397. https://doi.org/10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[394:LIOCLA]2.0.CO;2