CRI Biosecurity Threats Factsheets are produced by the CRI Biosecurity Division.
CRI Biosecurity Threats Factsheet African Citrus Triozid (ACT) (Trioza erytreae) is the most efficient vector of the Laf bacteria causing African Greening.
Date revised: June 2024
CRI Biosecurity Threats Factsheet ACP adults is the most efficient vector of the most destructive citrus disease in the world, Huanglongbing (HLB), associated with the bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’.
Date revised: January 2024
CRI Biosecurity Threats Factsheet HLB, associated with the bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas), is the most destructive citrus disease worldwide.
CRI Biosecurity Threats Factsheet Citrus canker is caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas citri.
CRI Biosecurity Threats Factsheet CL is associated with at least 7 distinct viruses, belonging either to the cytoplasmic type (CL-C) or the nuclear type (CL-N).
CRI Biosecurity Threats Factsheet The causal agent of this disease has not been confirmed, but is associated with citrus sudden death-associated virus (CSDaV).
CRI Biosecurity Threats Factsheet CVC is caused by the subspecies Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca, where Xylella fastidiosa is considered one of the most dangerous plant-pathogenic bacteria.
CRI Biosecurity Threats Factsheet (January 2024) Mal secco is caused by the fungus Plenodomus tracheiphilus.
CRI Biosecurity Threats Factsheet Bactrocera zonata is one of the most harmful species of Tephritidae.
CRI Biosecurity Threats Factsheet Colletotrichum abscissum is the causal agent of PFD.
CRI Biosecurity Threats Factsheet This leaf and fruit spot disease is caused by Pseudocercospora angolensis.
CRI Biosecurity Threats Factsheet Yellow vein clearing disease is caused by citrus yellow vein clearing virus.
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