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 …

Modern agricultural pest management systems rely on naturally occurring generalist
predators to promote pest suppression. Still, little research has been done to assess their …

Wolbachia is one of the most abundant intracellular symbionts of arthropods and has
profound effects on host biology. Wolbachia transmission and host phenotypes often …

Insect herbivores frequently cospeciate with symbionts that enable them to survive on
nutritionally unbalanced diets. While ancient symbiont gain and loss events have been …

Hemipteran insects are well-known for their ancient associations with beneficial bacterial
endosymbionts, particularly nutritional symbionts that provide the host with essential …

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 …

Most sap-feeding insects maintain obligate relationships with endosymbiotic bacteria that
provide their hosts with essential nutrients. However, knowledge about the dynamics of …

The ability of Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) to utilize a
wide range of host plants is closely related to the symbiotic bacteria within its body. This …

The microbial composition of insect guts is typically influenced by the type of food
consumed, and conversely, these microbes influence the food habits of insects. Western …

Background The psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli, is an insect vector of 'Candidatus
Liberibacter'causing “Zebra chip” disease that affects potato and other Solanaceae crops …