Bulletin of Insectology (2008) 61, 327-331

Bojan Duduk, Pantelija Peric, Dejan Marcic, Tanja Drobnjakovic, Luca Picciau, Alberto Alma and Assunta Bertaccini (2008)
Phytoplasmas in carrots: disease and potential vectors in Serbia
Bulletin of Insectology 61 (2), 327-331
Abstract: The prevalent presence of aster yellows phytoplasmas belonging to the subgroup 16SrI-A together with the presence of samples infected with phytoplasmas belonging to the subgroups 16SrI-B and 16SrXII-A is described in Serbian carrot fields where a low level of epidemic was present. Among nine leafhopper and treehopper species captured and identified in the carrot fields, three species, Macrosteles quadripunctulatus (Kirschbaum), Macrosteles sexnotatus (Fallén), and Macrosteles laevis (Ribaut) were tested positive for the same phytoplasmas identified in the infected plant samples, therefore are potential vector species of these phytoplasmas. In particular M. quadripunctulatus and M. sexnotatus specimens were positive for aster yellows phytoplasmas, while a M. laevis specimen was positive for stolbur phytoplasmas.
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Database assignments for author(s): Bojan Duduk, Dejan Marcic, Assunta Bertaccini, Alberto Alma

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
transmission/dispersal of plant diseases

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	16SrI phytoplasma group	Carrot (Daucus carota)	Serbia
	16SrXII phytoplasma group	Carrot (Daucus carota)	Serbia
	Macrosteles quadripunctulatus		Serbia
	Macrosteles sexnotatus		Serbia
	Macrosteles laevis		Serbia