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Establishment of White-Backed Planthopper Cell Lines
The first continuous cell line of leafhopper was established over 50 years ago. Since then, leafhopper cell monolayers have been used extensively to...
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Epidemiological evaluation and identification of the insect vector of soybean stay-green associated virus
In recent years, the emergence of soybean stay-green syndrome (SGS), also referred to as ‘zhengqing’, in the Huang-Huai-Hai region of China has...
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Develo** self-compatible diploid potato germplasm through recurrent selection
Most wild and cultivated diploid potato species are self-incompatible, preventing inbreeding and promoting outcrossing. To generate diploid inbred...
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Low conservatism of leafhopper communities in remnant and reconstructed prairie sites in a working agroecological landscape
Leafhoppers ( Hemiptera : Cicadellidae ) form a large, diverse insect family that contributes significantly to trophic interactions and pathogen...
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Mass production of entomopathogenic fungi Purpureocillium lilacinum PL1 as a biopesticide for the management of Amrasca devastans (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in okra plantation
BackgroundEffective management strategies are crucial in minimizing the adverse consequences associated with the leafhopper, Amrasca devastans ...
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Molecular detection and isolation of Spiroplasma citri causing yellows in sesame and its insect transmission by Circulifer haematoceps in a non-citrus-growing region of Iran
Sesame plants with yellows symptoms and shortened internodes were observed in the surveyed sesame fields of a non-citrus-growing region in...
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Pests and Their Management in Okra
The major insect pests infesting okra crop including the shoot and fruit borer Earias vittella and Earias insulana, gram pod borer Helicoverpa...
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Growth kinetic and nitrogen source optimization for liquid culture fermentation of Metarhizium robertsii blastospores and bioefficacy against the corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis
The cosmopolitan entomopathogenic and root endophytic fungus Metarhizium robertsii has a versatile lifestyle and during liquid fermentation undergoes...
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Eight Decades of Dalbulus maidis (DeLong & Wolcott) (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) in Brazil: What We Know and What We Need to Know
The corn leafhopper Dalbulus maidis (DeLong & Wolcott) is one of the most important maize ( Zea mays L.) pests in Latin America because of its ability...
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Viral Diseases in Potato
Viruses are among the most significant biotic constraints in potato production. In the century since the discovery of the first potato viruses we...
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Transmission efficiency of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia‘(16SrII-D) related strain associated with sesame phyllody by dodder, grafting and leafhoppers
Severe sesame phyllody (SP) disease exhibiting symptoms of phyllody and witches’ broom were recorded in twenty sesame accessions with disease...
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Population phenology of insect pests in vegetable French bean, Phaseolus vulgaris L. and environmental forecast modeling for major pests using ARIMAX analysis
Nineteen insect species from four major insect orders viz., Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Orthoptera, were found belong to sixteen families...
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Diversity of phytoplasmas identified in the polyphagous leafhopper Euscelis incisus (Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) in Serbia: pathogen inventory, epidemiological significance and vectoring potential
Euscelis incisus is polyphagous leafhopper that is widely distributed and abundant in diverse agroecosystems. Two generations per year allows this...
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Simultaneous detection and quantification by multiplex qPCR of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris' and 'Candidatus Phytoplasma fraxini' in a plant host and insect vectors
Phytoplasmas are bacteria transmitted by insects that can cause plant diseases. In Bogotá ' Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris' and ' Candidatus ...
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Field Screening of Solanum demissum Confirms its late Blight Resistance in the Toluca Valley, Mexico
Late blight is a major threat to potato crops worldwide. Despite the host’s genetic improvements, continuous evolution of the pathogen and climate...
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Host Plant Resistance to Insect Pests in Horticultural Crops
One of the major elements in any Integrated Pest management (IPM) programme is the use of resistant cultivars to insect pests. Host plant resistance...
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Diseases of Sweetpotato
Sweetpotato is the sixth most important food crop globally. Whereas in developed countries like Canada, Europe, and the United States, it is...
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Diseases of Sweetpotato
Sweetpotato is the sixth most important food crop globally. Whereas in developed countries like Canada, Europe, and the United States, it is...
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Controlled Field Cage and Field Evolution
In cotton fields, predatory natural enemies play a significant role in pest control and may boost cotton growers’ profitability by lowering the need...
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Effects of insecticides and repellents on the spread of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ under laboratory and field conditions
Recent outbreaks of ‘ Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ resulted in severe losses in potatoes, vegetable crops and grapevines in certain regions of...
