Diversity, biology, and management of the pear psyllids: a global look

S Civolani, V Soroker, WR Cooper… - Annals of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The pear psyllids (Cacopsylla Ossiannilsson; Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Psyllidae) are
a taxonomically difficult group of at least 24 species native to the Palaearctic region. One or …

Bacterial endosymbionts identified from leafhopper (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) vectors of Phytoplasmas

WR Cooper, WB Walker III, GM Angelella… - Environmental …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Insects often harbor bacterial endosymbionts that provide them with nutritional benefit or
with protection against natural enemies, plant defenses, insecticides, and abiotic stresses …

Division of labor within psyllids: metagenomics reveals an ancient dual endosymbiosis with metabolic complementarity in the genus Cacopsylla

J Dittmer, E Corretto, L Štarhová Serbina, A Michalik… - Msystems, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hemipteran insects are well-known for their ancient associations with beneficial bacterial
endosymbionts, particularly nutritional symbionts that provide the host with essential …

Multiple factors driving the acquisition efficiency of apple proliferation phytoplasma in Cacopsylla melanoneura

E Corretto, M Trenti, L Štarhová Serbina… - Journal of Pest …, 2024 - Springer
Phytoplasmas are bacterial pathogens located in the plant's phloem that are responsible for
several plant diseases and are mainly transmitted by phloem-sucking insects. Apple …

Acquisition and Transmission of 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' Differs Among Wolbachia-Infected and -Uninfected Haplotypes of Bactericera cockerelli

WR Cooper, KD Swisher Grimm, GM Angelella… - Plant …, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum'(Lso) causes disease symptoms and economic
losses in potato, tomato, and other solanaceous crops in North America. Lso is transmitted to …

Seasonal wild dance of dual endosymbionts in the pear psyllid Cacopsylla pyricola (Hemiptera: Psylloidea)

L Štarhová Serbina, E Corretto, JS Enciso Garcia… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Most sap-feeding insects maintain obligate relationships with endosymbiotic bacteria that
provide their hosts with essential nutrients. However, knowledge about the dynamics of …

Microbiome of pear psyllids: A tale about closely related species sharing their endosymbionts

L Štarhová Serbina, D Gajski, B Pafčo… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Psyllids are phloem‐feeding insects that can transmit plant pathogens such as
phytoplasmas, intracellular bacteria causing numerous plant diseases worldwide. Their …