EPPO Global Database

Dalbulus maidis(DALBMA)

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
'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris' (PHYPAS) Known vector
* Ferreira J, de Andrade MV, Gorayeb ES, Zinger LK, Savaris DM, de Cól MC, Del Ponte EM, da Silva FN, do Prado Ribeiro L, Canale MC (2026) Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) spatio-temporal dynamics and infection prevalence with the corn stunt mollicutes and virus in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Crop Protection 202, 107510.
Marafivirus maydis (MRFV00) Known vector
* Ferreira J, de Andrade MV, Gorayeb ES, Zinger LK, Savaris DM, de Cól MC, Del Ponte EM, da Silva FN, do Prado Ribeiro L, Canale MC (2026) Dalbulus maidis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) spatio-temporal dynamics and infection prevalence with the corn stunt mollicutes and virus in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Crop Protection 202, 107510.
Spiroplasma kunkelii (SPIRKU) 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