Biology:Cacopsylla melanoneura
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Short description: Species of true bug
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| Species: | C. melanoneura
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| Cacopsylla melanoneura Foerster, 1848
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Cacopsylla melanoneura is an insect of the Psyllidae family. It mainly feeds on Hawthorn.[1] The insect will also feed on apple trees and is considered the main vector of the phytoplasma disease "Ca. Phytoplasma mali" (Apple Proliferation) in northwestern Italy.[2]
References
- ↑ Ossiannilsson, F. (1992). "The Psylloidea (Homoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark". Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica (E.J. Brill) 26.
- ↑ Tedeschi, R.; Visentin, C.; Alma, A.; Bosco, D. (2003). "Epidemiology of apple proliferation (AP) in northwestern Italy: evaluation of the frequency of AP-positive psyllids in naturally infected populations of Cacopsylla melanoneura (Homoptera Psyllidae)". Annals of Applied Biology 142 (285–290): 285–290. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00252.x.
Wikidata ☰ Q5016072 entry
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