About the Authors

Leonardo De La Fuente

lzd0005@auburn.edu

Affiliation Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Jennifer K. Parker

Affiliation Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Jonathan E. Oliver

Affiliation Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Shea Granger

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Phillip M. Brannen

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Edzard van Santen

Affiliation Department of Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Paul A. Cobine

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LD PC JP. Performed the experiments: JP JO SG. Analyzed the data: EV JO LD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PB. Wrote the paper: LD PC JP JO.