Publications
candidate insect vectors of apple proliferation in northwest spain. | the apple proliferation (ap) disease is spread mostly by two psyllids. each species plays a predominant role as ap vector that changes regionally. thus, there is an urgent need to identify the ap vectors in each region where the disease is present. this research aimed at identifying the psyllid community in apple orchards from asturias (nw spain) and studying their possible role in ap transmission. yellow sticky traps were used to monitor psyllid community in five cider-apple orchards during 2 y ... | 2016 | 27536523 |
the occurrence and abundance of two alien eucalypt psyllids in apple orchards. | the arrival of alien insects is frequently associated with the introduction of alien plants. two exotic psylloidea native to australia [ctenarytaina eucalypti (maskell, 1890) and ctenarytaina spatulata taylor, 1997] were recorded during a two-year survey in five apple orchards located in asturias, on the northern coast of spain. both species develop on eucalyptus, but our results suggest that the adults feed also on apple. | 2014 | 24307287 |