EPPO Global Database

Macugonalia cavifrons(MAGOCA)

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) Potential vector
* Esteves MB, Kleina HT, Sales TM, Oliveira TP, De Lara IAR, Almeida RPP, Coletta-Filho HD, Lopes JRS (2019) Transmission efficiency of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca sequence types by sharpshooter vectors after in vitro acquisition. Phytopathology 109, 286-293.
------- experimental transmission, with low transmission efficiency

* Müller C, Esteves MB, Kleina HT, Nondillo A, Botton M, Spotti Lopes JR (2021) First sharpshooter species proven as vectors of Xylella fastidiosa subsp. multiplex in Prunus salicina trees in Brazil. Tropical plant pathology 46, 386-391.
------- experimental transmission