Journal of Applied Entomology - Zeitschrift für angewandte Entomologie (2001) 125, 383-388

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J.P. Michaud (2001)
Evaluation of green lacewings, Chrysoperla plorabunda (Fitch) (Neurop., Chrysopidae), for augmentative release against Toxoptera citricida (Hom., Aphididae) in citrus
Journal of Applied Entomology - Zeitschrift für angewandte Entomologie 125 (7), 383-388
Abstract: Larvae of the lacewing Chrysoperla plorabunda (Fitch) were evaluated in laboratory and field tests for potential to control the brown citrus aphid, Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy) in inundative releases. Larvae surviving to pupation consumed an average of 1676, 1297, 392, 165 and 130 1st–4th instar T. citricida nymphs and apterous adults, respectively, and the mean developmental time was 27.0, 23.0, 16.5, 13.8 and 18.3 days, respectively. The average pupation rate was 37.5%, but only 6.3% of pupae yielded adults. Developmental time and survival to pupation varied with the life stage of aphids fed to larvae, 4th instars yielding the highest survival and shortest developmental time. Development of C. plorabunda was compared on diets of T. citricida and Aphis spiraecola. Only 6.3% of larvae completed development on T. citricida, whereas 37.5% yielded adults on A. spiraecola. Larvae consumed more of the brown T. citricida than the green A. spiraecola in a choice test on a white background, but no preference was evident when aphids were offered on a black background. Two separate field trials were performed in citrus groves with T. citricida infestations in which an average of 275 and 116 C. plorabunda larvae/tree were released, respectively. The rate of T. citricida colony maturation (= survival to alate production) was very low in the first trial, and relatively high in the second trial, but did not differ between control and release trees in either trial. The most apparent cause of aphid colony mortality was predation by the coccinellids Cycloneda sanguinea L. and Harmonia axyridis Pallas. Despite acceptance of T. citricida in the laboratory, very few C. plorabunda larvae were observed feeding on aphid colonies on release trees.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
inundative/inoculative release
evaluation - screening - selection

Pest and/or beneficial records:

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


Aphis citricidus Citrus (genus) U.S.A. (SE)
Harmonia axyridis (predator) Aphis citricidus Citrus (genus) U.S.A. (SE)
Chrysoperla plorabunda (predator) Aphis citricidus Citrus (genus) U.S.A. (SE)
Cycloneda sanguinea (predator) Aphis citricidus Citrus (genus) U.S.A. (SE)
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