Functional Response of Chrysoperla externa, Chrysoperla rufilabris, Ceraeochrysa sp. nr. Cincta, and Ceraeochrysa valida (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) as Natural Enemies of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae)
Abstract:Diaphorina citri is considered the most serious pest of citrus. It transmits the bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter spp., which causes Huanglongbing disease. Augmentation biological control of D. citri involves the release of the parasitoid Tamarixia radiata and entomopathogenic fungi. The following potential predators were evaluated in the present study: Ceraeochrysa valida, Ceraeochrysa sp. nr. cincta, Chrysoperla externa and Chrysoperla rufilabris. The evaluated parameters included maximum predation rate, fu… Show more
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