Pear psylla proven carrier of pear decline virus

Jensen, D; Griggs, W; Gonzales, C; Schneider, H

Pear psylla proven carrier of pear decline virus

Authors

D. D. Jensen
W. H. Griggs
C. Q. Gonzales
Henry Schneider

Authors Affiliations

D. D. Jensen is Professor and Entomologist in the Experiment Station, University of California, Berkeley; W. H. Griggs is Professor and Pomlogist in the Experiment Station, University of California, Davis; C. Q. Gonzales, formerly Assistant Research Entomologist in the Experiment Station, University of California, Berkeley, now Assistant Professor of Biology, St. Michael's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Henry Schneider is Plant Pathologist in the Experiment Station, University of California, Riverside.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 18(3):2-3. DOI:10.3733/ca.v018n03p2. March 1964.

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Abstract

Recent studies provide very strong evidence that quick decline disease of pears is caused by a virus transmitted by the pear psylla rather than by an insect toxin alone.

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