EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris'(PHYPAS)

Vectors

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
Dalbulus maidis (DALBMA) 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.
Hishimonus sellatus (HISHSE) Known vector
* Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (2025-09) Quick scan for Hishimonus sellatus. Accessed at: https://english.nvwa.nl/topics/pest-risk-analysis/documents/plant/plant-health/pest-risk-analysis/documents/quick-scan-hishimonus-sellatus 
Leptodelphax maculigera (LPDHMA) Potential vector
* Canale MC, Pompelli Manica MA, Silva de Andrade MV, Castilhos RV (2024) Leptodelphax maculigera (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) harbors the corn stunt complex pathogens. Plant Disease 108 (9), 2653-2657.