Phytoplasma

The leafhopper acquires the phytoplasma while feeding by inserting its stylet a long, slender hollow feeding structure into the phloem of infected plants and withdrawing the phytoplasma with the plant sap. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yellows disease is caused by a microorganism called a phytoplasma. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Hot dry weather is not favorable for either the phytoplasma or the leafhopper. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Experts do know that the disease is a phytoplasma, a type of bacteria that lacks a cell wall. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The phytoplasma flourish inside the palm and plug up the vascular system. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Spiroplasma citri or stolbur phytoplasma infected plants. ❋ Sumanti Gupta Et Al. (2010)

These insects spread the disease-causing phytoplasma (bacteria-like organisms) from plant to plant as they feed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A number of weeds can also harbor the phytoplasma. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"We're really looking for a needle in a haystack, because we have to collect a lot of insects and we're looking for the insect that has the phytoplasma within it's little body," said Monica Elliott, professor of plant pathology at the University of Florida's research and education center in Fort Lauderdale. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We’ve never seen it up here, whether because we’re just lucky or because the phytoplasma doesn’t survive here we don’t know. ❋ Unknown (2009)