date:Sep 23, 2019
Carrots and potatoes are among the most important vegetable crops in the EU, where carrot and potato production was estimated at 5.8 and 62 million tonnes respectively in 2017. In recent years psyllids have emerged as important pests that threaten carrot and potato production in different regions of the world including Europe.
In Europe various psyllid species affect carrot production. Psyllids can transmit the phloem restricting bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (Lso), which cause