Lab publications
Kiliny, N. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2009. Host structural carbohydrate induces vector transmission of a bacterial plant pathogen. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA in press.
Daugherty, M.P., Bosco, D. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2009. Temperature mediates vector transmission efficiency: inoculum supply and plant infection dynamics. Annals of Applied Biology 155: 361-369. (PDF)
Prado, S.S. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2009. Role of symbiotic gut bacteria in the development of Acrosternum hilare and Murgantia histrionica (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 132: 21-29. (PDF)
Daugherty, M.P. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2009. Estimating Xylella fastidiosa transmission parameters: decoupling sharpshooter number and feeding period. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 132: 84-92. (PDF)
Hooks, C.R.R., Manandhar, R., Perez, E.A., Wang, K.H. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2009. Comparative susceptibility of two banana cultivars to Banana bunchy top virus under laboratory and field environments. Journal of Economic Entomology 102: 897-904. (PDF)
Lopes, J.R.S., Daugherty, M.P. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2009. Context-dependent transmission of a generalist plant pathogen: host species and pathogen strain mediate insect vector competence. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 131: 216-224. (PDF)
Hooks, C.R.R., Fukuda, S., Perez, E.A., Manandhar, R., Wang, K.H., Wright, M.G. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2009. Aphid transmission of Banana bunchy top virus to banana after treatment with a bananacide. Journal of Economic Entomology 102: 493-499. (PDF)
Kiliny, N. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2009. Xylella fastidiosa afimbrial adhesins mediate cell transmission to plants by leafhopper vectors. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75: 521-528. (PDF)
Prado, S.S., Golden, M., Follett, P.A., Daugherty, M.P. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2009. Demography of gut symbiotic and aposymbiotic Nezara viridula (L.) (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae). Environmental Entomology 38:103-109 . (PDF)
Almeida, R.P.P., Bennett, G.M., Anhalt, M.D., Tsai, C.W. and O'Grady, P. 2009. Spread of an introduced vector-borne banana virus in Hawaii. Molecular Ecology 18: 136-146. (PDF)
Prado, S.S. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2009. Phylogenetic placement of pentatomid stink bug gut symbionts. Current Microbiology 58: 64-69. (PDF)
2008
Tsai, C.W., Chau, J., Fernandez, L., Bosco, D., Daane, K.M., and Almeida, R.P.P. 2008. Transmission of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 by the vine mealybug (Planococcus ficus). Phytopathology 98: 1093-1098. (PDF)
Golino, D.A. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2008. Studies needed of vectors spreading leafroll disease in California vineyards. California Agriculture 62: 174. (PDF)
Chatterjee, S., Almeida, R.P.P. and Lindow, S.E. 2008. Living in two worlds: the plant and insect lifestyles of Xylella fastidiosa. Annual Review of Phytopathology 46: 243-271. (PDF)
Anhalt, M.D. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2008. Effect of temperature, vector life stage and plant access period on transmission of Banana bunchy top virus to banana. Phytopathology 98: 743-748. (PDF)
Almeida, R.P.P., Nascimento, F.E., Chau, J., Prado, S.S., Tsai, C.W., Lopes, S.A. and Lopes, J.R.S. 2008. Genetic structure and biology of Xylella fastidiosa causing disease in citrus and coffee in Brazil. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74: 3690-3701. (PDF)
Almeida, R.P.P. 2008. Ecology of emerging vector-borne plant diseases. p70-77. In: Instititute of Medicine Forum on Vector-borne diseases: Understanding the environmental, human health, and ecological connections. The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C. 350p. (PDF)
Hooks, C.R.R., Wright, M.G., Kabasawa, D.S., Manandhar, R. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2008. Effect of Banana bunchy top virus infection on morphology and growth characteristics of banana. Annals of Applied Biology 153: 1-9. (PDF)
Prado, S.S., Lopes, J.R.S., Demetrio, C.G.B., Borgatto, A.F. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2008. Host colonization differences between citrus and coffee isolates of Xylella fastidiosa in reciprocal inoculation. Scientia Agricola 65: 251-258. (PDF)
2007
Robson, J.D., Wright, M.G. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2007. Effect of imidacloprid foliar treatment and banana leaf age on Pentalonia nigronervosa (Hemiptera, Aphididae) survival. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science 35: 415-422. (PDF)
Almeida, R.P.P. 2007. Glassy-winged sharpshooter transmission of Xylella fastidiosa to plants. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 39: 83-86. (PDF)
Robson, J.D., Wright, M.G. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2007. Biology of Pentalonia nigronervosa (Hemiptera, Aphididae) on banana using different rearing methods. Environmental Entomology 36: 46-52. (PDF)
2006
Borth, W.B., Fukuda, S.K., Hamasaki, R.T., Hu, J.S. and Almeida R.P.P. 2006. Detection, characterisation and transmission by Macrosteles leafhoppers of watercress yellows phytoplasma in Hawaii. Annals of Applied Biology 149: 357-363. (PDF)
Robson, J.D., Wright, M.G. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2006. Within-plant distribution and binomial sampling plan of Pentalonia nigronervosa (Hemiptera, Aphididae) on banana. Journal of Economic Entomology 99: 2185-2190. (PDF)
Almeida, R.P.P. and Purcell, A.H. 2006. Patterns of Xylella fastidiosa colonization on the precibarium of leafhopper vectors relative to transmission to plants. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99: 884-890. (PDF)
Prado, S.S., Rubinoff, D. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2006. Vertical transmission of a pentatomid caeca-associated symbiont. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 99: 577-585 (PDF)
2005
Almeida, R.P.P., Wistrom, C., Hill, B.L., Hashim, J. and Purcell, A.H. 2005. Vector transmission of Xylella fastidiosa to dormant grape. Plant Disease 89: 419-424. (PDF)
Purcell, A.H. and Almeida, R.P.P. 2005. Insects as vectors of disease agents. In: Goodman, R.M. Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science. Marcel Dekker, 5pp. DOI: 10.1081/E-EPCS-120010496. (PDF)
Almeida, R.P.P., Wayadande, A. and Shellly, T. 2005. Insect transmission of plant pathogens. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 98: 755. (PDF)
Almeida, R.P.P., Blua, M.J., Lopes, J.R.S. and Purcell, A.H. 2005. Vector transmission of Xylella fastidiosa: Applying fundamental knowledge to generate disease management strategies. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 98: 775-786. (PDF)
2004
Almeida, R.P.P., Mann, R. and Purcell, A.H. 2004. Xylella fastidiosa cultivation on a minimal solid defined medium. Current Microbiology 48: 368-372. (PDF)
Newman, K.L., Almeida, R.P.P., Purcell, A.H. and Lindow, S.E. 2004. Cell-cell signaling controls Xylella fastidiosa interactions with both insects and plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 101: 1737-1742. (PDF)
Almeida, R.P.P. and Backus, E.A. 2004. Stylet penetration behaviors of Graphocephala atropunctata (Signoret) (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae): EPG waveform characterization and quantification. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 97: 838-851. (PDF)
2003 and earlier
Almeida, R.P.P. and Purcell, A.H. 2003. Biological traits of Xylella fastidiosa strains from grapes and almonds. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69: 7447-7452. (PDF)
Almeida, R.P.P. and Purcell, A.H. 2003. Transmission of Xylella fastidiosa to grapevines by Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 96: 264-271. (PDF)
Newman, K.L., Almeida, R.P.P., Purcell, A.H. and Lindow, S.E. 2003. Use of a green fluorescent strain for analysis of Xylella fastidiosa colonization of Vitis vinifera. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69: 7319-7327. (PDF)
Almeida, R.P.P. and Purcell, A.H. 2003. Homalodisca coagulata (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) transmission of Xylella fastidiosa to almonds. Plant Disease 87: 1255-1259. (PDF)
Marucci, R.C., Giustolin, T.A., Miranda, M.P., Miquelote, H., Almeida, R.P.P., Lopes, J.R.S. 2003. Selection of a non-host plant of Xylella fastidiosa for rearing healthy sharpshooter vectors. Scientia Agricola 60: 669-675. (PDF)
Almeida, R.P.P., Pereira, E.F., Purcell, A.H. and Lopes, J.R.S. 2001. Multiplication and movement of a citrus strain of Xylella fastidiosa within sweet orange. Plant Disease 85: 382-386. (PDF)
Almeida, R.P.P. and Lopes, J.R.S. 1999. Development of immature stages of Dilobopterus costalimai Young, Oncometopia facialis (Signoret) and Homalodisca ignorata Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) on citrus. Anais da Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil 28: 174-177. [in portuguese]. (PDF)
