Florida Entomologist (2017) 100, 476-477

Higor Augusto Seraphim Pimpinato, Gustavo Rodrigues Alves and Pedro Takao Yamamoto (2017)
Feeding and oviposition of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) on Helietta apiculata (Sapindales: Rutaceae): a potential host?
Florida Entomologist 100 (2), 476-477
Abstract: This study evaluated the survival and fertility of the huanglongbing vector Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) on 2 species of the family Rutaceae, Murraya exotica L. (Sapindales: Rutaceae) and Helietta apiculata Bentham (Sapindales: Rutaceae). Females of D. citri oviposited on both hosts. The survival of D. citri was similar on both hosts until day 7 of confinement on the plants. Helietta apiculata can support D. citri in regions where the vector's main host (M. exotica) or citrus groves are absent, a potential factor in the dispersal and epidemiology of huanglongbing.
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Database assignments for author(s): Gustavo Rodrigues Alves, Pedro T. Yamamoto

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Diaphorina citri