“…Xylella fastidiosa, the bacterium responsible for citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC), is confined to xylem vessels and causes diseases in various agricultural plants (Hopkins, 1989). In Brazil, 25 vector species transmit this bacterium to citrus, plums, coffee, and olive trees (Cornara et al, 2019;Müller et al, 2021;Carvalho et al, 2022;Froza, 2022).…”