EPPO Global Database

Spiroplasma kunkelii(SPIRKU)

Vectors

Important note on vectors:
Information on vectors and their associated pathogens is a new feature of the database (April 2023). Data will gradually be entered by the EPPO Secretariat and will focus on regulated (quarantine) pests.
Organism Type
Dalbulus maidis (DALBMA) Known vector
* Faris AM, Rodrigues Duffeck M, Olson JD, Espindola AS, Muller L, Velasco SE, Zambiasi JM (2024) First report of Dalbulus maidis (DeLong and Wolcott)(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Oklahoma. Insects 15(10), 778. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100778
Exitianus obscurinervis (EXITOB) Potential vector
* Carloni E, Virla EG, Paradell S, Carpane P, Nome CF, Laguna IG, Gimenez Pecci MP (2011) Exitianus obscurinervis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), a new experimental vector of Spiroplasma kunkelii. Journal of Economic Entomology 104(6), 1793-1799.
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