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Rearing and transmission techniques for Haplaxius sp. (Horn: Cixiidae), a suspected vector of lethal yellowing disease of coconuts
Author(s) -
EDENGREEN S. J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1978.tb07687.x
Subject(s) - biology , nymph , vector (molecular biology) , transmission (telecommunications) , cynodon dactylon , botany , zoology , veterinary medicine , agronomy , biochemistry , engineering , electrical engineering , gene , recombinant dna , medicine
SUMMARY Adult Haplaxius sp., identified from Jamaica as H. crudus or H. cocois , are common on coconut foliage in both Jamaica and Florida and are suspected vectors of lethal yellowing disease in both regions. Nymphs, which are subterranean, were mass‐reared on roots of the grasses Stenotaphrum secundatum, Axenopus compressus and Cynodon spp. Transmission of the disease was tested by feeding the nymphs on roots of diseased palms, rearing them on grasses and transferring the emergent adults to foliage of test palms for infection feeds. No transmission was proven.