Journal of Applied Entomology - Zeitschrift für angewandte Entomologie (1992) 113, 356-364

U. Kersting and C. Sengonca (1992)
Detection of insect vectors of the citrus stubborn disease pathogen, Spiroplasma citri Saglio et al., in the citrus growing area of South Turkey
Journal of Applied Entomology - Zeitschrift für angewandte Entomologie 113 (3), 356-364
Abstract: Citrus stubborn disease (CSD), caused by Spiroplasma citri Saglio et al., is one of the most important vector transmittable citrus diseases in the East Mediterranean Area and the Near East.
In the present study 39 leafhopper species were determined, and 31 analyzed for S. citri by ELISA. In 19 leafhopper species the CSD pathogen was detected. The infection rate of the leafhoppers strongly oscillate within one year, but only slight differences were observed between the years. The ELISA results were confirmed by culture. Three new leafhopper hosts of S. citri, namely Balclutha hebe (Kirkaldy), Cicadulina bipunctella (Matsamura) and Orosius orientalis (Matsamura) were found during this study. Using transmission experiments with field collected leafhoppers it was shown that only Circulifer opacipennis (Lethierry) is able to transmit S. citri to Catharanthus roseus L. However, two different origins of C. opacipennis occured in the Cukurova region but only one of them transmit the citrus stubborn disease pathogen.
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Database assignments for author(s): Cetin Sengonca

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.
	Spiroplasma citri	Citrus (genus)	Turkey
	Psammotettix striatus		Turkey
	Euscelis incisus		Turkey
	Orosius orientalis		Turkey
	Empoasca decipiens		Turkey
	Exitianus capicola		Turkey
	Exitianus capicola		Israel
	Circulifer opacipennis	Citrus (genus)	Turkey