Bactericera cockerelli

TaxID: 290155

Basic Information

Bactericera cockerelli

potato/tomato psyllid, Potato psyllid, Potato Psyllid

Bactericera cockerelli, also known as the potato psyllid, is a species of psyllid native to southern North America. Its range extends from Central America north to the American Pacific Northwest and parts of Manitoba, in Canada. It is restricted to the western part of the continent. As its name suggests, it is commonly found on potato and tomato crops, but has a species range that encompasses over 40 species of solanaceous plants and as many as 20 genera. Breeding hosts are generally recognised as being restricted primarily to Solanaceae, including important crop and common weed species, and a few species of Convolvulaceae, including bindweed and sweet potato. On some plants, especially potato, feeding of the nymphs causes a condition called psyllid yellows, presumed to be the result of a toxin. Both nymphs and adults can transmit the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter. Zebra chip is a recently diagnosed disease of potatoes associated with psyllid infestation and caused by species of the gram-negative bacterium, Candidatus Liberibacter. The tubers frequently have discolouration which becomes more clear during frying of chips. This disease causes very significant losses to farmers when it occurs as the potatoes are not suitable for making them into chips or fries. The pest has caused significant loss in potato yields during periods of major population increase. Maximum potato yield loss appears to be related to infestations occurring early in the growing season, or on crops with a significant leaf canopy by summer. The psyllids are not heat tolerant and it is thought they survive summer temperatures in crops with sufficient leaf canopy through summer to offer shade. The nymphs are very small and inconspicuous, feeding on the underside of leaves. Both nymphs and adults feed in the phloem. These psyllids have long been thought to migrate annually from the southern regions of North America northwards, but more recent evidence indicates distinct populations exist regionally.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Triozidae

Bactericera

cockerelli

nan

Photos (0 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (18 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (45 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent 2019
Australia Quarantine pests —
Austria Quarantine pests 2019
Belgium Unknow 2019
Bulgaria Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2019
Switzerland A1 list 2019
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
Costa Rica Absent —
Cyprus Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2019
Czechia Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) 2019
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Distribution (19 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

13
Present
6
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present
Austria Absent —
Canada Present
Switzerland Absent —
Colombia Present —
Ecuador Present —
Guatemala Present —
Honduras Present —
Lithuania Absent —
Mexico Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_024516035.1 Chromosome 567 420 41634 -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR28200200 whole body (no bacteriome) 5th instar nymph - 31490915 USA: Riverside, CA
SRR28200199 whole body (no bacteriome) 5th instar nymph - 30122253 USA: Riverside, CA
SRR28200195 whole body (no bacteriome) 5th instar nymph - 30868768 USA: Riverside, CA

DNA Barcodes (154 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
USHEM463-10 BOLD:AAO8339 COI-5P 636 United States 2010-04-29 34.75004, -112.00369
USHEM447-10 BOLD:AAO8339 COI-5P 636 United States 2010-04-24 33.83102, -112.00028
USHEM446-10 BOLD:AAO8339 COI-5P 636 United States 2010-04-24 33.83102, -112.00028
TTSOW524-10 BOLD:AAO8339 COI-5P 658 United States 2010-04-30 34.943, -111.755
TTSOW521-10 BOLD:AAO8339 COI-5P 658 United States 2010-04-22 32.4278, -110.922
SMTPJ5088-14 BOLD:AAO8339 COI-5P 555 Canada 2014-09-22 50.941, -113.99
GMSVA7762-22 BOLD:AAO8339 COI-5P 652 United States 2021-08-17 37.89, -119.096
GMRMD118-14 BOLD:AAO8339 COI-5P 514 United States 2014-03-07 32.8263, -117.134
GMNHD642-18 BOLD:AAO8339 COI-5P 638 New Zealand 2014-04-28 -37.8083, 175.3258
GMNHD531-18 BOLD:AAO8339 COI-5P 637 New Zealand 2014-04-28 -37.8083, 175.3258
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Literature