About the Authors

Nabil Killiny

nabikilliny@ufl.edu

Affiliation Department of Entomology and Nematology, Citrus Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America

Subhas Hajeri

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, Citrus Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America

Siddharth Tiwari

Affiliation Department of Entomology and Nematology, Citrus Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America

Siddarame Gowda

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, Citrus Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America

Lukasz L. Stelinski

Affiliation Department of Entomology and Nematology, Citrus Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: NK SH ST SG LLS. Performed the experiments: NK SH SG. Analyzed the data: NK SH ST SG LLS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NK SH ST SG LLS. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: NK SH ST SG LLS.