EPPO Global Database

Circulifer tenellus(CIRCTE)

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
Curtovirus betae (BCTV00) Known vector
* Bennett CW (1967) Epidemiology of leafhopper-transmitted viruses. Annual Review of Phytopathology 5, 87.

* Soto MJ, Gilbertson RL (2003) Distribution and rate of movement of the curtovirus Beet mild curly top virus (family Geminiviridae) in the beet leafhopper. Phytopathology 93, 478-484. 
Spiroplasma citri (SPIRCI) Known vector
* Sagouti T, Belabess Z, Rhallabi N, Barka EA, Tahiri A, Lahlali R (2022) Citrus Stubborn Disease: current insights on an enigmatic problem prevailing in Citrus orchards. Microorganisms 10(1), 183. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10010183
------- Major vector in the USA. Also present in the Middle East.