EPPO Global Database

‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae'(PHYPPA)

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
Haplaxius crudus (MYNDCR) Known vector
* Howard FW, Norris R, Thomas D (1983) Evidence of transmission of palm lethal yellowing agent by a planthopper, Myndus crudus (Homoptera, Cixiidae). Tropical Agriculture 60, 168–171.
Hortensia similis (HORTSI) Potential vector
* Paredes-Tomás C, Luis-Pantoja M, Rodríguez-Tapia JL, Salin CO, Narváez M, Myrie W, Pacini F, Bertaccini A (2022) Detection and identification of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmae’ strains in Hortensia similis and Pritchardia pacifica in Cuba. European Journal of Plant Pathology 164, 593-600