Distribution,biology, ecology and control of the psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama,a major pest of citrus: A status report for China |
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| Authors: | Yueping Yang Mingdu Huang G Andrew C. Beattie Yulu Xia Gecheng Ouyang Jinjun Xiong |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Guangdong Entomological Institute , Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China reiiyyp@yahoo.com;3. Guangdong Entomological Institute , Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China;4. Centre for Plant and Food Science , University of Western Sydney , Penrith South DC, New South Wales, Australia;5. National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Pest Management , North Carolina State University , Raleigh, NC, USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The Asiatic citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) is a major pest of citrus in China. Its status derives, not from the damage it causes, but from its role as the only known vector in China of huanglongbing, a phloem-limited bacterial disease of international importance. The disease can devastate orchards within a few years of planting. It also poses a major threat to endangered indigenous citrus germplasm in Asia and Australasia. The distribution, biology, ecology and control of the psyllid in China are reviewed in these contexts. Constraints and challenges related to control of the vector in China are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Diaphorina citri huanglongbing distribution biology ecology control |
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