Beschreibung:
Pentastiridius leporinus (Hemiptera: Cixiidae) is the main vector of Syndrome ‘basses richesses’ (SBR), a fast spreading sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) disease in Central Europe. The disease is caused by two procaryotic phloem limited bacterial pathogens, the γ 3 proteobacterium ‘Candidatus Arsenophonus phytopathogenicus’ (here: SBR proteobacterium), and the stolbur phytoplasma (16SrXII A subgroup) ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (here: SBR phytoplasma). SBR infections in sugar beet can lead to maximum 5 % losses in absolute sugar content and more than 25 % yield reduction in the taproots. P. l...