The hidden secrets of Psylloidea: Biology, behavior, symbionts, and ecology

KE Mauck, M Gebiola, DM Percy - Annual Review of Entomology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
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 …

Variations on a theme: Factors regulating interaction between Diaphorina citri and “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” vector and pathogen of citrus huanglongbing

S Hosseinzadeh, M Heck - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Environmental factors that influence Diaphorina citri biology help predict HLB
epidemiology.•High-quality assemblies of the D. citri genome enable molecular studies of …

Microbiome analyses of 12 psyllid species of the family Psyllidae identified various bacteria including Fukatsuia and Serratia symbiotica, known as secondary …

A Nakabachi, H Inoue, Y Hirose - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) comprise a group of plant sap-sucking
insects that includes important agricultural pests. They have close associations not only with …

Improving suppression of hemipteran vectors and bacterial pathogens of citrus and solanaceous plants: advances in antisense oligonucleotides (FANA)

WB Hunter, WR Cooper, AF Sandoval-Mojica… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
We report on the development, evaluation, and efficient delivery of antisense
oligonucleotide FANA (2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro-arabinonucleotide) RNA-targeting technology …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling metabolic integration in psyllids and their nutritional endosymbionts through comparative transcriptomics analysis

Y Kwak, AK Hansen - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Psyllids, a group of insects that feed on plant sap, have a symbiotic relationship with an
endosymbiont called Carsonella. Carsonella synthesizes essential amino acids and …

Wolbachia infection dynamics in a natural population of the pear psyllid Cacopsylla pyri (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) across its seasonal generations

L Štarhová Serbina, D Gajski, I Malenovský… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Wolbachia is one of the most abundant intracellular symbionts of arthropods and has
profound effects on host biology. Wolbachia transmission and host phenotypes often …

Citrus industry: Phytoplasma-associated diseases and related challenges for Asia, America and Africa

S Noorizadeh, M Golmohammadi, A Bagheri… - Crop protection, 2022 - Elsevier
Citrus production has been widely affected by pathogens which causes economic losses to
the growers resulting in severe social effects in many of the areas where the economy is …

16S rRNA Gene Sequencing Reveals a Shift in the Microbiota of Diaphorina citri During the Psyllid Life Cycle

L Meng, X Li, X Cheng, H Zhang - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) is a major pest of citrus trees as it transmits
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (C Las). The composition of a host's microbiota can affect …

16S rRNA Sequencing Detected Profftella, Liberibacter, Wolbachia, and Diplorickettsia from Relatives of the Asian Citrus Psyllid

A Nakabachi, I Malenovský, I Gjonov, Y Hirose - Microbial ecology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) is a serious pest of
citrus species worldwide because it transmits Candidatus Liberibacter spp …

Adipokinetic hormone signaling mediates the enhanced fecundity of Diaphorina citri infected by 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'

J Li, P Holford, GAC Beattie, S Wu, J He, S Tan… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Diaphorina citri serves as the primary vector for 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus
(CLas),'the bacterium associated with the severe Asian form of huanglongbing. CLas …