In March of 2014, carrot plants (cv. Mascot) exhibiting symptoms of yellowing, purpling, and curling of leaves, proliferation of shoots, formation of hairy secondary roots, general stunting, and plant decline were observed in commercial fields in the Gharb region of Morocco. The symptoms resembled...
Author(s)
Tahzima, R.; Maes, M.; Achbani, E. H.; Swisher, K. D.; Munyaneza, J. E.; Jonghe, K. de
Publisher
American Phytopathological Society (APS Press), St. Paul, USA
Citation
Plant Disease, 2014, 98, 10, pp 1426
Potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli, vectors the bacterium associated with the devastating zebra chip disease of potato, Solanum tuberosum L., in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and New Zealand. A seasonal pattern of appearance of the psyllid in crops from southern to northern...
Author(s)
Nelson, W. R.; Swisher, K. D.; Crosslin, J. M.; Munyaneza, J. E.
Publisher
Society of Southwestern Entomologists, Dallas, USA
Citation
Southwestern Entomologist, 2014, 39, 1, pp 177-186
The potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae), is a pest of potato, Solanum tuberosum L., and other solanaceous crops in North and Central America. This insect transmits Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum, the putative causal agent of zebra chip disease of potato....
Author(s)
Swisher, K. D.; Arp, A. P.; Bextine, B. R.; Aguilar Álvarez, E. Y.; Crosslin, J. M.; Munyaneza, J. E.
Publisher
Society of Southwestern Entomologists, Dallas, USA
Citation
Southwestern Entomologist, 2013, 38, 2, pp 201-208
The potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli (Sulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae), is a vector of the bacterium "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum," the putative causal agent of potato zebra chip disease that has seriously affected the potato industry in the Central and Southwestern United States for the ...
Author(s)
Swisher, K. D.; Munyaneza, J. E.; Crosslin, J. M.
Publisher
Entomological Society of America, Lanham, USA
Citation
Environmental Entomology, 2012, 41, 4, pp 1019-1028