Authors Mamoudou Sétamou and Olufemi J. Alabi (IMAGE)

American Phytopathological Society

Authors Mamoudou Sétamou and Olufemi J. Alabi

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Despite the first appearance of citrus greening disease in Florida in 2005, the bacterium wasn't found in Texas until 2011, when scientists detected it in the psyllids. The disease was not detected in citrus years until 2012, suggesting that psyllids may actually be used for early detection of the HLB pathogen in newly invaded areas.

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Plant Disease

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