9

Jan

2023

Citrus | Risks of a major disease epidemic in the Mediterranean

Huanglongbing (HLB) is the most serious disease affecting citrus crops worldwide, but the Mediterranean has so far been spared. For the first time, a team coordinated by CIRAD has clearly demonstrated the ability of an insect, the African psyllid Trioza erytreae, to transmit the bacterium responsible for the most serious form of HLB. The...