Occurrence of Diaphorina citri in Santa Catarina State, Brazil

Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) or asiatic citrus psyllid is an exotic pest that feedson new sprout of citrus trees causing leave deformation and redution of fruit production. It is also the vector of Candidatus Liberibacter bacterium, causal agent of the greening disease. Its excre...

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Autores: Chiaradia, Luís Antonio, Milanez, José Maria, Theodoro, Gustavo de Faria, Bertollo, Étel Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina (Epagri)
Repositorio:Agropecuária Catarinense (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.10.20.5.244:article/940
Acceso en línea:https://publicacoes.epagri.sc.gov.br/rac/article/view/940
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Psyllidae
“greening”
HLB
“huanglongbing”
“likubin”
Citrus.
huanglongbing
likubin
citrus
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Sumario:Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) or asiatic citrus psyllid is an exotic pest that feedson new sprout of citrus trees causing leave deformation and redution of fruit production. It is also the vector of Candidatus Liberibacter bacterium, causal agent of the greening disease. Its excretion favors the colonization of Capinodium citri Berk & Desm., a fungus that causes fumagine on the plants. Infestation of this psyllid wasobserved in an orchard of citrus in Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil, in October 2004, being this the first record of its occurrence in this State.