Potato Psyllid Vector of Zebra Chip Disease in the Pacific Northwest

Silvia I. Rondon, Alan Schreiber, Phil Hamm, Nora Olsen, Erik Wenninger, Carrie Wohleb, Tim Waters, Rodney Cooper, Darrin Walenta and Stuart Reitz
PNW 633 | Revised April 2021, Reviewed 2023

Summary

This publication addresses the emergent issue in the Pacific Northwest of a potato infection called zebra chip disease, vectored by the potato psyllid. Includes information on the bacterium, the biology of the vector, description of damage from both vector and non-vector psyllids, and most current research on management.

About the authors

Alan Schreiber
Agriculture Development Group, Inc., Pasco, Washington
Nora Olsen
University of Idaho, Kimberly
Erik Wenninger
University of Idaho, Kimberly
Carrie Wohleb
Washington State University, Ephrata
Tim Waters
Washington State University, Pasco
Rodney Cooper
USDA-ARS, Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory, Wapato, Washington

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