Alteration in the Stylet Probing Behavior and Host Preference of the Vector Matsumuratettix hiroglyphicus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) After Infection with Sugarcane White Leaf Phytoplasma
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toab059
Abstract: Abstract The leafhopper (Matsumuratettix hiroglyphicus (Matsumura) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)) is a crucial insect vector of the phytoplasma associated with sugarcane white leaf (SCWL) disease. The aim of this study was to compare the stylet probing behaviors… read more here.
Keywords: phytoplasma; vector; stylet probing; sugarcane ... See more keywords
Waveforms From Stylet Probing of the Mosquito Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Measured by AC–DC Electropenetrography
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjz188
Abstract: Abstract Electropenetrography (EPG) has been used for many years to visualize unseen stylet probing behaviors of plant-feeding piercing–sucking insects, primarily hemipterans. Yet, EPG has not been extensively used with blood-feeding insects. In this study, an… read more here.
Keywords: insects; aedes aegypti; mosquito; stylet probing ... See more keywords