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Variation in Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae) Oviposition, Survival, and Development on Solanum bulbocastanum Germplasm

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The potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli, is a key pest of potato and important vector of the pathogen that causes zebra chip disease. Control of zebra chip relies entirely on the use of insecticides to reduce populations of this vector. The development of potato varieties resistant to B. cockerelli would contribute to cost-effective control of this insect. Wild potato germplasm are key sources for desirable traits including pest resistance to develop new potato cultivars. Our objective was to screen Solanum bulbocastanum germplasm for resistance to B. cockerelli. The combined use of choice and no-choice assays demonstrated considerable variability among S. bulbocastanum populations in their susceptibility to psyllids. At least six S. bulbocastanum populations exhibited resistance to B. cockerelli: PI 243512, PI 243513, PI 255518, PI 275194, PI 275197, and PI 283096. The documentation of the variability among S. bulbocastanum germplasm populations in their susceptibility to B. cockerelli can aid the development of potato cultivars that are naturally resistant to the potato psyllid.

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El psílido de la papa, Bactericera cockerelli, es una plaga clave de la papa y un vector importante del patógeno que causa la enfermedad del tubérculo rayado o “zebra chip”. El control de esta enfermedad se confía completamente en el uso de insecticidas para reducir las poblaciones de este vector. El desarrollo de variedades de papa resistentes a Bactericera cockerelli contribuirá al control costeable de este insecto. El germoplasma silvestre de papa es una fuente clave para características deseables incluyendo resistencia a plagas para el desarrollo de nuevas variedades. Nuestro objetivo fue evaluar germoplasma de Solanum bulbocastanum para resistencia a B. cockerelli. El uso combinado de ensayos de selección y no selección demostró variabilidad considerable entre poblaciones de S. bulbocastanum en su susceptibilidad a los psílidos. Por lo menos seis poblaciones de S. bulbocastanum exhibieron resistencia a B. cockerelli: PI 243512, PI 243513, PI 255518, PI 275194, PI 275197, y PI 283096. La documentación de la variabilidad entre las poblaciones del germoplasma de S. bulbocastanum respecto a su susceptibilidad a B. cockerelli puede ayudar en el desarrollo de variedades de papa que son resistentes de forma natural al psílido de la papa.

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Cooper, W.R., Bamberg, J.B. Variation in Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae) Oviposition, Survival, and Development on Solanum bulbocastanum Germplasm. Am. J. Potato Res. 91, 532–537 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-014-9384-x

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