EPPO Global Database

Aphrophora permutata(APHRPE)

Vector of

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
Xylella fastidiosa (XYLEFA) Known vector
* Beal DJ, Adams AG, Cooper ML, Varela LG, Smith RJ, Kron CR, Almeida RP, Daugherty MP (2021) Assessment of nymphal ecology and adult Xylella fastidiosa transmission biology of Aphrophora Nr. Permutata (Hemiptera: Aphrophoridae) in California Vineyards. Environmental Entomology 50(6), 1446-1454.
------- poor vector.

* Severin HHP (1950) Spittle-insect vectors of Pierce’s disease virus. II. Life history and virus transmission. Hilgardia 19, 357-382.
------- experimental transmission