In:
Annual Review of Entomology, Annual Reviews, Vol. 51, No. 1 ( 2006-01-01), p. 91-111
Abstract:
▪ Abstract Plant diseases caused by, or associated with, phytoplasmas occur in hundreds of commercial and native plants, causing minor to extensive damage. Insect vectors, primarily leafhoppers, planthoppers, and psyllids, have been identified for relatively few phytoplasma diseases, limiting the capacity of managers to make informed decisions to protect crops and endangered indigenous plants. In the past two decades our knowledge of insect vector–phytoplasma interactions has increased dramatically, allowing researchers to make more accurate predictions about the nature and epidemiology of phytoplasma diseases. These better-characterized systems also may provide clues to the identity of insect vectors of other phytoplasma-associated diseases. We review the literature addressing the ecology of insect vectors, phytoplasma-insect ecological and molecular interactions, vector movement and dispersal, and possible management strategies with an emphasis on research from the past 20 years.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0066-4170
,
1545-4487
DOI:
10.1146/ento.2006.51.issue-1
DOI:
10.1146/annurev.ento.51.110104.151039
Language:
English
Publisher:
Annual Reviews
Publication Date:
2006
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1473785-1
SSG:
12
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