Presence of 16SrIV phytoplasmas of subgroups A,D and E in planthopper Haplaxius crudus Van Duzee insects in Yucatan, Mexico

Narvaez M., Vázquez-Euán R., Harrison N., Nic-Matos G., Julia J.F., Dzido J.L., Fabre S., Dollet M., Oropeza C.
2018

The present study was carried out to determine if group 16SrIV phytoplasmas, causing lethal yellowing (LY) disease, are present in Haplaxius crudus Van Duzee (Hemiptera: Cixiidae) insects associated with palms in Yucatán, Mexico. Haplaxius crudus feral insects were captured from palm foliage at two locations (Chicxulub Puerto and CICY, Mérida, where LY-type diseases are active) and evaluated ...

Ravageurs des plantes; Maladies des plantes