Global strategies to manage huanglongbing (HLB) and its vectors: insights and implications for the Mediterranean region
Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease, poses a severe threat to the global citrus industry. This disease is caused by three species of bacteria, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’, ‘C. L. africanus’, and ‘C. L. americanus’. The primary pathogen vectors are the Asian citrus ps...
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| author | Pérez-Hedo, Meritxell Hoddle, Mark S. Alferez, Fernando Lochy, Batista Beattie, George A. C. Chakravarty, Shourish Holford, Paul Khamis, Fathiya Mbarak Inusa Jacob, Ajene Manrakhan, Aruna Fourie, Paul H. Maritza, Luis Osorio-Hernández, Eduardo Sétamou, Mamoudou Tena, Alejandro Takao Yamamoto, Pedro Wade, Tara Changyong, Zhou Wang, Nian Stelinski, Lukasz L. Urbaneja, Alberto |
| author_browse | Alferez, Fernando Beattie, George A. C. Chakravarty, Shourish Changyong, Zhou Fourie, Paul H. Hoddle, Mark S. Holford, Paul Inusa Jacob, Ajene Khamis, Fathiya Mbarak Lochy, Batista Manrakhan, Aruna Maritza, Luis Osorio-Hernández, Eduardo Pérez-Hedo, Meritxell Stelinski, Lukasz L. Sétamou, Mamoudou Takao Yamamoto, Pedro Tena, Alejandro Urbaneja, Alberto Wade, Tara Wang, Nian |
| author_facet | Pérez-Hedo, Meritxell Hoddle, Mark S. Alferez, Fernando Lochy, Batista Beattie, George A. C. Chakravarty, Shourish Holford, Paul Khamis, Fathiya Mbarak Inusa Jacob, Ajene Manrakhan, Aruna Fourie, Paul H. Maritza, Luis Osorio-Hernández, Eduardo Sétamou, Mamoudou Tena, Alejandro Takao Yamamoto, Pedro Wade, Tara Changyong, Zhou Wang, Nian Stelinski, Lukasz L. Urbaneja, Alberto |
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| description | Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease, poses a severe threat to the global citrus industry.
This disease is caused by three species of bacteria, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’, ‘C. L. africanus’, and ‘C. L. americanus’.
The primary pathogen vectors are the Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, Hemiptera: Psyllidae) and
the African citrus psyllid (Trioza erytreae Del Guercio, Hemiptera: Triozidae). The disease is incurable, and its management
relies on reducing vector densities and the adverse effects of bacterial infections on host trees. Managing psyllid vectors,
especially D. citri, has proven exceptionally challenging due to its rapid spread and subsequent difficulty in containing
and suppressing newly detected populations. This article reviews strategies developed to manage HLB and its vectors in
different regions of the world with a focus on the challenges likely to be faced by the Mediterranean region. Diaphorina
citri has recently invaded the Mediterranean region and T. erytreae has been encroaching via the northern Iberian Peninsula
for several years. Currently, HLB has not been detected in this important citrus production area. Therefore, this area must
implement preventive measures and proactively prepare for potential invasions by D. citri, T. erytreae, and HLB-causing
pathogens by developing and adopting comprehensive management strategies in advance of anticipated invasion events. |
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| spelling | ReDivia90472025-04-25T14:49:54Z Global strategies to manage huanglongbing (HLB) and its vectors: insights and implications for the Mediterranean region Pérez-Hedo, Meritxell Hoddle, Mark S. Alferez, Fernando Lochy, Batista Beattie, George A. C. Chakravarty, Shourish Holford, Paul Khamis, Fathiya Mbarak Inusa Jacob, Ajene Manrakhan, Aruna Fourie, Paul H. Maritza, Luis Osorio-Hernández, Eduardo Sétamou, Mamoudou Tena, Alejandro Takao Yamamoto, Pedro Wade, Tara Changyong, Zhou Wang, Nian Stelinski, Lukasz L. Urbaneja, Alberto Trioza erytreae Tamarixia huanglongbing citrus disease management H20 Plant diseases Diaphorina citri Integrated pest management Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease, poses a severe threat to the global citrus industry. This disease is caused by three species of bacteria, ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’, ‘C. L. africanus’, and ‘C. L. americanus’. The primary pathogen vectors are the Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, Hemiptera: Psyllidae) and the African citrus psyllid (Trioza erytreae Del Guercio, Hemiptera: Triozidae). The disease is incurable, and its management relies on reducing vector densities and the adverse effects of bacterial infections on host trees. Managing psyllid vectors, especially D. citri, has proven exceptionally challenging due to its rapid spread and subsequent difficulty in containing and suppressing newly detected populations. This article reviews strategies developed to manage HLB and its vectors in different regions of the world with a focus on the challenges likely to be faced by the Mediterranean region. Diaphorina citri has recently invaded the Mediterranean region and T. erytreae has been encroaching via the northern Iberian Peninsula for several years. Currently, HLB has not been detected in this important citrus production area. Therefore, this area must implement preventive measures and proactively prepare for potential invasions by D. citri, T. erytreae, and HLB-causing pathogens by developing and adopting comprehensive management strategies in advance of anticipated invasion events. 2025-03-11T11:31:22Z 2025-03-11T11:31:22Z 2025 article publishedVersion Pérez-Hedo, M., Hoddle, M. S., Alferez, F., Batista, L., Beattie, G. A., Chakravarty, S., ... & Urbaneja, A. (2025). Global strategies to manage huanglongbing (HLB) and its vectors: insights and implications for the Mediterranean region. Entomologia Generalis. 0171-8177 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/9047 10.1127/entomologia/2024/2877 https://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/entomologia/detail/prepub/106391/Global_strategies_to_manage_huanglongbing_HLB_and_?af=crossref en This work was partially supported by project no. PID2020-113234RR-I00 from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the State Research Agency (co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, ERDF) and by the IVIA-52202F project from the Valencian Institute of Agricultural Research (IVIA) of the Valencian Government (GVA) (this project is eligible for co-financing by the European Union through the ERDF Operational Program ) info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ERDF/PCV 2021-2027/52202/ES/Control biológico de plagas y enfermedades como pieza clave en el impulso de la Sostenibilidad de los cultivos agrarios de la Comunidad Valenciana/SOSTENIBLE Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess Schweizerbart science publishers electronico |
| spellingShingle | Trioza erytreae Tamarixia huanglongbing citrus disease management H20 Plant diseases Diaphorina citri Integrated pest management Pérez-Hedo, Meritxell Hoddle, Mark S. Alferez, Fernando Lochy, Batista Beattie, George A. C. Chakravarty, Shourish Holford, Paul Khamis, Fathiya Mbarak Inusa Jacob, Ajene Manrakhan, Aruna Fourie, Paul H. Maritza, Luis Osorio-Hernández, Eduardo Sétamou, Mamoudou Tena, Alejandro Takao Yamamoto, Pedro Wade, Tara Changyong, Zhou Wang, Nian Stelinski, Lukasz L. Urbaneja, Alberto Global strategies to manage huanglongbing (HLB) and its vectors: insights and implications for the Mediterranean region |
| title | Global strategies to manage huanglongbing (HLB) and its vectors: insights and implications for the Mediterranean region |
| title_full | Global strategies to manage huanglongbing (HLB) and its vectors: insights and implications for the Mediterranean region |
| title_fullStr | Global strategies to manage huanglongbing (HLB) and its vectors: insights and implications for the Mediterranean region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global strategies to manage huanglongbing (HLB) and its vectors: insights and implications for the Mediterranean region |
| title_short | Global strategies to manage huanglongbing (HLB) and its vectors: insights and implications for the Mediterranean region |
| title_sort | global strategies to manage huanglongbing hlb and its vectors insights and implications for the mediterranean region |
| topic | Trioza erytreae Tamarixia huanglongbing citrus disease management H20 Plant diseases Diaphorina citri Integrated pest management |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/9047 https://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/entomologia/detail/prepub/106391/Global_strategies_to_manage_huanglongbing_HLB_and_?af=crossref |
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