Table 2. List of insect taxa ranked for likelihood as BCS vectors based on proportional rate of phytoplasma DNA in feeding media and insect head tissues.
| Insect taxon | Number tested | Proportion of positive in insects (n, no. of positive, in brackets) | Proportion of positive in the feeding medium of positive insects (n, no. of positive, in brackets) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lophops saccharicida (adult + nymph total) | 65 | 0.231 (15) | 0.333 (5) |
| Lophops saccharicida (nymph) | 25 | 0.200 (5) | 0.600 (3) |
| Lophops saccharicida (adult) | 40 | 0.250 (10) | 0.200 (2) |
| Zophiuma pupillata | 58 | 0.534 (31) | 0.290 (9) |
| Unidentified Ricaniidae species 1 | 55 | 0.145 (8) | 0.250 (2) |
| Taparella amata | 107 | 0.187 (20) | 0.200 (4) |
| Unidentified Zoraidini species | 134 | 0.224 (30) | 0.133 (4) |
| Colgar sp. | 130 | 0.077 (10) | 0.100 (1) |
| Unidentified Flatidae species 1 | 50 | 0.420 (21) | 0 (0) |
| Unidentified Ricaniidae species 2 | 3 | 0.667 (2) | 0 (0) |
| Unidentified Derbidae: Derbinae: Cenchreini | 20 | 0 (0) | — |
| Unidentified Cicadellidae species 1 | 4 | 0 (0) | — |
| Paramesodes sp. | 1 | 0 (0) | — |
| Chi square (for n, excluding taxa with zero positives) | 64.890 | 4.266 | |
| P (for n, excluding taxa with zero positives) | <0.001 | 0.512 | |