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Assessment of Potato Psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae) and Zebra Chip Disease in Four Commercial Potato Varieties in the Columbia Basin

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Potato varieties may respond differently to the occurrence of arthropod pests including plant-pathogen. Although the potato psyllid, Bactericera cockerelli Sulc. (Hemiptera:Triozidae), the putative vector of Zebra Chip (ZC) disease, has been historically reported in the southern, central and western United States, the occurrence of the disease in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) is relatively new. Thus, there is a lack of information about infestation levels in commercial varieties, including russet potatoes, the predominant variety type of the region. In addition, susceptibility of russet varieties to ZC, which has become a serious production threat for the PNW since 2011, has not been thoroughly investigated. In the current 2-year study, the level of potato psyllid infestations and the impact of ZC disease in four commercial potato varieties, Ranger Russet, Russet Burbank, Umatilla Russet and Premier Russet, was evaluated. Psyllid adults were collected using a vacuum sampler based on an inverted leaf blower design, and leaf samples were used to collect eggs and nymphs. Also, ZC incidence and severity in fresh tubers was determined. The number of naturally occurring adults, nymphs and eggs per sample was similar among varieties suggesting a lack of affinity for any given variety. There was a positive relationship between the number of infective psyllids and disease incidence in 2011, while no relationship was detected in 2012. Although all varieties were equally susceptible to the disease, Ranger Russet numerically had the highest ZC incidence in tubers and Umatilla Russet the lowest.

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Las variedades de papa pudieran responder de manera diferente a la incidencia de plagas artrópodas que incluyan fitopatógenos. Aun cuando el psílido de la papa Bactericera cockerelli Sulc. (Hemiptera: Triozidae), el supuesto vector de la enfermedad de la papa rayada (Zebra Chip, ZC), ha sido reportado históricamente en el sur, centro y occidente de los Estados Unidos, la ocurrencia de la enfermedad en el noroccidente Pacífico (PNW) es relativamente nueva. De manera que hay un vacío de información sobre los niveles de infestación en variedades comerciales, incluyendo las russets, el tipo de variedad predominante en la región. Además, la susceptibilidad de las variedades russet a ZC, que se ha convertido en una seria amenaza a la producción para el PNW desde el 2011, no ha sido investigada a fondo. En el estudio actual de dos años, se evaluaron los niveles de infestación del psílido de la papa y el impacto de la enfermedad de la ZC en cuatro variedades comerciales, Ranger Russet, Russet Burbank, Umatilla Russet y Premier Russet. Se colectaron adultos del psílido utilizando un muestrador de vacío, basado en un diseño invertido de una barredora de hojas de aire, y las muestras de hoja se usaron para colectar huevecillos y ninfas. También se determinó la incidencia y severidad de ZC en tubérculos frescos. El número de adultos que se presentó naturalmente, de ninfas y de huevos por muestra, fue similar entre variedades, lo que sugirió una carencia de afinidad para una variedad cualquiera. Hubo una relación positiva entre el número de psílidos infectivos y la incidencia de la enfermedad en 2011. No se detectó esta relación en 2012. Aun cuando todas las variedades fueron igualmente susceptibles a la enfermedad, Ranger Russet tuvo numéricamente la mayor incidencia de ZC en tubérculos y Umstilla Russet la más baja.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Ruben Marchosky, Tim Weinke and Philip Rogers for their assistance in all field work activities. Jordan Eggers and Jim Crosslin for lab testing. Also, we would like to acknowledge Dr. David Horton for reviewing the manuscript and the Oregon Potato Commission for providing financial support.

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  1. Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University, 2121 South First Street, Hermiston, OR, 97838, USA

    Erik R. Echegaray, Silvia I. Rondon & Philip B. Hamm

  2. Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, 2121 South First Street, Hermiston, OR, 97838, USA

    Erik R. Echegaray & Silvia I. Rondon

  3. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, 2121 South First Street, Hermiston, OR, 97838, USA

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Echegaray, E.R., Rondon, S.I. & Hamm, P.B. Assessment of Potato Psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae) and Zebra Chip Disease in Four Commercial Potato Varieties in the Columbia Basin. Am. J. Potato Res. 92, 483–490 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12230-015-9458-4

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