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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| 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 |
| 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. |
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