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1 October 2014 Phenology of Asian Citrus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Liviidae) and Associated Parasitoids on Two Species of Citrus, Kinnow Mandarin and Sweet Orange, in Punjab Pakistan
Shouket Zaman Khan, Muhammad Jalal Arif, Christina D. Hoddle, Mark S. Hoddle
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The population phenology of Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, was monitored weekly for 110 wk on two species of Citrus, kinnow mandarin and sweet orange, at two different research sites in Faisalabad, Punjab Pakistan. Citrus flush growth patterns were monitored and natural enemy surveys were conducted weekly. Flush patterns were similar for kinnow and sweet orange. However, flush on sweet orange was consistently more heavily infested with Asian citrus psyllid than kinnow flush; densities of Asian citrus psyllid eggs, nymphs, and adults were higher on sweet orange when compared with kinnow. When measured in terms of mean cumulative insect or Asian citrus psyllid days, eggs, nymphs, and adults were significantly higher on sweet orange than kinnow. Two parasitoids were recorded attacking Asian citrus psyllid nymphs, Tamarixia radiata (Waterston) and Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Shafee, Alam and Agarwal). The dominant parasitoid species attacking Asian citrus psyllid nymphs on kinnow and sweet orange was T. radiata, with parasitism averaging 26%. D. aligarhensis parasitism averaged 17%. Generalist predators such as coccinellids and chrysopids were collected infrequently and were likely not important natural enemies at these study sites. Immature spiders, in particular, salticids and yellow sac spiders, were common and may be important predators of all Asian citrus psyllid life stages. Low year round Asian citrus psyllid densities on kinnow and possibly high summer temperatures, may, in part, contribute to the success of this cultivar in Punjab where Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, the putative causative agent of huanglongbing, a debilitating citrus disease, is widespread and vectored by Asian citrus psyllid.

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Shouket Zaman Khan, Muhammad Jalal Arif, Christina D. Hoddle, and Mark S. Hoddle "Phenology of Asian Citrus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Liviidae) and Associated Parasitoids on Two Species of Citrus, Kinnow Mandarin and Sweet Orange, in Punjab Pakistan," Environmental Entomology 43(5), 1145-1156, (1 October 2014). https://doi.org/10.1603/EN14093
Received: 7 April 2014; Accepted: 17 July 2014; Published: 1 October 2014
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KEYWORDS
Citrus reticulata
Citrus sinensis
Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis
flush growth
Tamarixia Radiate
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