The hunt for leafhopper vectors of Western X in Washington cherries

Author: Dr. Scott Harper, Dr. Alice Wright, Dr. Holly Ferguson, Dr. Kenneth Eastwell (Emeritus)

Published: 2018

Summary: This projects objectives were 1) Conduct survey of leafhoppers in Western X affected orchards. 2) Conduct survey of host plants for leafhoppers and/or WX phytoplasma in affected orchards. 3) Examine the capability of selected leafhopper species to transmit WX phytoplasma.

Keywords:

• Disease model
• PNW sweet cherry
• Sweet cherry
• Western X phytoplasma
• Crop Protection
• Pest Sampling
• Leafhopper
• Cherry