Corn stunt is vectored by several leafhoppers - Claflin, Larry (My University, 1979)
Corn stunt is vectored by several leafhoppers. The spiroplasma overwinters in the gut of leafhoppers. Spiroplasmas are cultured on defined media. They are facultative anaerobes, lacks a true cell wall and are motile. Doubly infected with maize rayado fino virus.
Host/Plant: Corn (Zea mays)
Pest/Path: Corn Stunt (Spiroplasma kunkelli)
Keywords: Corn; Mollicutes; Spiroplasmas; Color photographs