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Citrus aphids in Algarve Region (Portugal): Species, hosts, and biological control
Paiva, Paulo Eduardo Branco; Neto, Luis; Marques, Natália; Duarte, Beatriz; Duarte, AmilcarAphids affect citrus by causing leaf deformations and reducing fruit production. Additionally, aphids are a great concern due to their ability to transmit Citrus tristeza virus (CTV), the cause of tristeza, one of the main citrus diseases. In the last four years, citrus orchards in the south of Portugal (Algarve region) were sampled for aphid species identification and counting. Aphis spiraecola was the most ab...
Water vapor pressure deficit in Portugal and implications for the development o...
Paiva, Paulo Eduardo Branco; Cota, Tânia; Neto, Luis; Soares, Celestino; Tomás, José Carlos; Duarte, AmilcarAfrican citrus psyllid (Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio)) is a vector insect of the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter africanus, the putative causal agent of Huanglongbing, the most devastating citrus disease in the world. The insect was found on the island of Madeira in 1994 and in mainland Portugal in 2015. Present in the north and center of the country, it is a threat to Algarve, the main citrus-producing regio...
Bioecologia do vetor Diaphorina citri e transmissão de bactérias associadas ao ...
Paiva, Paulo Eduardo Branco