Cacopsylla melanoneura explained
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]
Notes and References
- Ossiannilsson . F. . Frej Ossiannilsson . The Psylloidea (Homoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark . Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica . 26 . E.J. Brill . 1992 .
- Tedeschi . R. . Visentin, C.. Alma, A.. Bosco, D. . 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. 2003 . 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00252.x .