Melton, Tawnee


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Alternative hosts of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ identified through surveys and vector gut content analysis

Citation
Shires et al. (2025). Plant Health Progress
Names
Ca. Phytoplasma pruni
Abstract
An ongoing outbreak of X-Disease, associated with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ has resulted in severe economic losses for cherry and stone fruit growers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest in the last decade. Given that this pathogen is transmitted by polyphagous leafhopper species, primarily Colladonus montanus ssp. reductus and C. geminatus in the PNW, alternative plant hosts present a significant management concern. Here we surveyed phytoplasma incidence in non-Prunus plants found in and around