LAMP assay for the detection of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Psyllidae).

ABSTRACT: Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, also known as the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), can vector the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), agent of Huanglongbing (HLB): an incurable disease affecting citrus trees worldwide. In citrus growing regions where ACP and HLB are absent, such as Australia, the risk of an incursion and consequent economic damage to citrus industries make this psyllid one of the top-priority pests. Due to ACP's small dimensions and the generally poorly studied native psylloid fauna worldwide, morphological identification of this insect to distinguish it from harmless species is challenging, especially in the field, and with immature, partial or damaged specimens. To allow rapid and efficient detection of ACP in the field, we designed and optimised a new Loop-mediate

SUBMITTER: Agarwal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10322826 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature