Scott Harper

Differences in ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ Gene Expression when Infecting Sweet Cherry Versus Leafhoppers | PhytoFrontiers™ The X-disease phytoplasma (‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’) is an obligate pathogen that is capable of infection, persistence, and pathogenicity in both its major plant host (Prunus spp.) and leafhoppe...

Our latest - a collaborative project between WSU and USDA-ARS.

Alternative hosts of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ identified through surveys and vector gut content analysis | Plant Health Progress An ongoing outbreak of X-Disease, associated with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ has resulted in severe economic losses for cherry and stone fruit growers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest in the last dec...

1597 plant samples and 603 leafhoppers later - our lab's first paper for the year: apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...

Happy to have been one of the contributors to this great work!

Vector transmission time. Come on little leafhopper!