EPPO Global Database

Sibovia sagata(SIBOSA)

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
* Esteves MB, Kleina HT, Sales TM, Oliveira TP, 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

* Kleina HT, Kudlawiec K, Esteves MB, Dalbó MA, Oliveira TP, Maluta N, Lopes JRS, May-De-Moi LL (2020) Settling and feeding behavior of sharpshooter vectors of Xylella fastidiosa on plum genotypes resistant to leaf scald disease. European Journal of Plant Pathology 158, 633-644.

* 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.