- Citrus canker, caused by " Xanthomonas citri " subsp . " citri " is an economically important disease of many citrus species ( lime, orange, lemon, pamelo, etc .)
- A few months later, the foundation, known as Fapesp, announced that the consortium had completed the genetic sequence of a second pest that plagues this country's fruit export industry, Xanthomonas citri, or citrus canker.
- Other significant global pests of cotton include the pink bollworm, " Pectinophora gossypiella "; the chili thrips, " Scirtothrips dorsalis "; the cotton seed bug, " Oxycarenus hyalinipennis "; the tarnish plant bug, " Lygus lineolaris "; and the fall armyworm, " Spodoptera frugiperda ", " Xanthomonas citri subsp . malvacearum ".