Phytoplasma Infection of Cranberry Affects Development and Oviposition, but Not Host-Plant Selection, of the Insect Vector Limotettix vaccinii
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DOI: 10.1007/s10886-019-01137-6
Abstract: Vector-borne pathogens, such as phytoplasmas, are known to manipulate both host plants and insect vectors to enhance their own transmission. In cranberries, phytoplasma infection causes false blossom disease, which is vectored by blunt-nosed leafhoppers (Limotettix… read more here.
Keywords: cranberry; vector; infection; phytoplasma infection ... See more keywords