The Phloem-Sap Feeding Mealybug (Ferrisia virgata) Carries ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ Populations That Do Not Cause Disease in Host Plants

• Marco Pitino,

  Affiliation United States Horticultural Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America

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• Michele T. Hoffman,

  Current address: United States Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Lukeville, Arizona, United States of America

  Affiliation United States Horticultural Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America

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• Lijuan Zhou,

  Affiliations United States Horticultural Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences-Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America

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• David G. Hall,

  Affiliation United States Horticultural Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America

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• Ian C. Stocks,

  Affiliation Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services-Drug Policy Institute, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

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• Yongping Duan

  * E-mail: yongping.duan@ars.usda.gov

  Affiliation United States Horticultural Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America

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