EPPO Global Database

Aphis citricidus(TOXOCI)

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
Citrus tristeza virus (CTV000) Known vector
* Hermoso de Mendoza A, Álvarez A, Michelena JM, González P, Cambra M (2008) Dispersión, biología y enemigos naturales de Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy) (Hemiptera, Aphididae) en España. Boletín de Sanidad Vegetal Plagas 34, 77-87.

* Yokomi RK, Lastra R, Stoetzel MB, Damgstreet VD, Lee RF, Garnsey SM, Rocha-Peña MA, Niblett CL (1994) Establishment of the brown citrus aphid Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy) (Homoptera: Aphididae) in Central America and the Caribbean Basin, and its transmission of Citrus tristeza virus. Journal of Economic Entomology 87, 1078-1085.