background: the witches’ broom disease of lime caused by candidatus phytoplasma aurantifolia, is the most devastating disease of acidian lime in the southern parts of iran. objectives: at present, no effient method has been developed for controlling the disease, therefore quarantine approaches such as early detection and subsequent eradication of infected trees is very important. toward this ...

Bacteria associated with sap-feeding insect herbivores include not only symbionts that may increase their hosts' fitness but also harmful plant pathogens. Calophya spp. gall-inducing psyllids (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) are being investigated for their potential as biological control agents of the noxious weed, Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia), in Florida. Although there are no examp...

A strong community of scientists has been established within the last 40 years in phytoplasma research. Hereby, knowledge of these phytopathogenic bacteria increased dramatically in all fields catalysed by the introduction of molecular techniques and bioinformatics. The determination and analysis of genome data provided insights in the genome organization, content, evolution but also an excelle...

Cacopsylla melanoneura (Foerster) is considered one of the most important vectors of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma mali’, the phytoplasma associated with apple proliferation disease. In the last years several studies concerning the biology, the infectivity and the transmission activity of this psyllid highlighted the crucial role of the overwintered adults in the epidemiology of the disease. However ...

The European stone fruit yellows (ESFY) caused by ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum’ (‘Ca. P. prunorum’), is a devastating, quarantine phytoplasma disease. This agent leads to serious damage in apricot and Japanese plum orchards, including decline of infected trees. The consequences are considerable economic losses in production. European plum and cherry are less susceptible to ESFY, although th...

ABSTRACT Marginal chlorosis has affected strawberry production in France for about 15 years. A phloem-restricted uncultured bacterium, "Candidatus Phlomobacter fragariae," is associated with the disease. A large-scale survey for marginal chlorosis in French strawberry production fields and nurseries by polymerase chain reaction amplification of "Ca. P. fragariae" 16S rDNA revealed that symptoms...

Our previous studies reported that phytoplasma was the causative agent of pine disease in Curonian Spit, Lithuania. In this study, insects from diseased trees and their adjacent areas were collected 2016 to 2019 further identify potential insect vectors spread phytoplasmas. A total 1018 phloem-feeding (order Hemiptera) identified, 98.62% which aphids (Aphididae), no known found. The results sem...