Study demonstrates ability of vector Trioza erytreae to transmit the most lethal HLB bacteria in citrus

Photography by © A. Franck, CIRAD.   A study by the French research centre CIRAD demonstrates, for the first time, the ability of the African psyllid Trioza erytreae to effectively transmit CLas, the bacteria that causes the most serious form of Huanglongbing (HLB), which is the main disease affecting citrus worldwide. Given that this transmitting…