“Candidatus Liberibacter” species are associated with economically devastating diseases of
citrus, potato, and many other crops. The importance of these diseases as well as the …

Entomopathogenic fungi play a central role in Brazil's biopesticide market. Approximately
50% of registered microbial biopesticides comprise mycoinsecticides and/or mycoacaricides …

The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), is the most
important pest of citrus worldwide because it serves as a vector of “Candidatus Liberibacter” …

Huanglongbing (HLB) has been a serious threat to the citrus industry worldwide. After its first
report in São Paulo State, the main citrus production area in Brazil, the disease spread to the …

São Paulo, Brazil, and Florida, USA, were the two major orange production areas in the
world until Huanglongbing (HLB) was discovered in São Paulo in 2004 and Florida in 2005 …

Nowhere in the US is Huanglongbing (HLB) under adequate control due to the lack of
effective tools to reduce spread of the vector, Diaphorina citri (Asian citrus psyllid), and …

Citrus huanglongbing (HLB), or greening, is the most destructive citrus disease worldwide
and is threatening the sustainability of the industry in major citrus-growing regions. Various …

Abstract By 2014, huanglongbing (HLB), the most destructive disease of citrus, and its insect
vector, the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama), became established in …

Diaphorina citri vectors pathogens that cause 'huanglongbing'or citrus greening disease
which poses a serious threat to citrus production worldwide. Vector suppression is critical to …

Huanglongbing (HLB), formerly known as greening, is a bacterial disease restricted to some
Asian and African regions until two decades ago. Nowadays, associated bacteria and their …