EPPO Global Database

Oncometopia nigricans(ONCMNI)

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
* Adlerz WC (1980) Ecological observations on two leafhoppers that transmit the Pierce's disease bacterium. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 93, 115-120.

* Brlansky RH, Damsteegt VD, Hartung JS (2002) Transmission of the citrus variegated chlorosis bacterium Xylella fastidiosa with the sharpshooter Oncometopia nigricans. Plant Disease 86, 1237-1239.