Psyllids constitute a diverse group of sap-feeding Sternorrhyncha that were relatively
obscure until it was discovered that a handful of species transmit bacterial plant pathogens …

Vector-borne plant diseases have significant ecological and economic impacts, affecting
farm profitability and forest composition throughout the world. Bacterial vector-borne …

Phloem-feeding insects cause massive losses in agriculture and horticulture. Host plant
resistance to phloem-feeding insects is often mediated by changes in phloem composition …

Highlights•Environmental factors that influence Diaphorina citri biology help predict HLB
epidemiology.•High-quality assemblies of the D. citri genome enable molecular studies of …

Abstract The Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) transmits the bacterium 'Candidatus
Liberibacter asiaticus'(CLas), which causes huanglongbing (citrus greening) disease, in a …

Citrus greening disease (huanglongbing), currently the most destructive citrus disease
worldwide, is putatively caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), a phloem …

'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(CLas), the causal agent of citrus huanglongbing (HLB),
colonizes inside the phloem and is naturally transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) …

Salivary secretions play critical roles in interactions among insects, insect-vectored
pathogens, and host plants. The Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri is a sap-sucking …

Plant sap feeding insects like psyllids are known to be vectors of phloem dwelling bacteria
('Candidatus Phytoplasma'and 'Ca. Liberibacter'), plant pathogens which cause severe …

Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid insecticide used for managing the Asian citrus psyllid,
Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, which serves as vector of phytopathogens causing citrus …