Table 2. Percentage of C1 psyllids with detectable levels of CLs.
Treatments* | Conventional PCR % of psyllids | Nested PCR % of psyllid |
I-5 weeks | 6.0 | 53.0 |
II-5 weeks | 13.0 | 26.0 |
II-12 weeks | 0.0 | 38.0 |
Transmission studies were performed with the low-CLs psyllid colony. A conventional and nested PCR was used to assess CLs percentage in sampled population at 5 and 12 weeks of plant exposure to psyllids.