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Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research
Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA
ISSN: 0718-5820
EISSN: 0718-5820
Vol. 77, No. 2, 2017, pp. 180-184
Bioline Code: cj17022
Full paper language: English
Document type: Note
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Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 77, No. 2, 2017, pp. 180-184

 en Tamarixia radiata check for this species in other resources (Waterston) and Cheilomenes sexmaculata check for this species in other resources (Fabricius) as biological control agents of Diaphorina citri check for this species in other resources Kuwayama in Ecuador
Chavez, Yilda; Chirinos, Dorys T.; González, Guillermo; Lemos, Nestor; Fuentes, Adrian; Castro, Rossana & Kondo, Takumasa

Abstract

Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) is the main vector of the bacteria that causes Huanglongbing (HLB), the most destructive disease of Citrus check for this species in other resources . The presence of D. citri was reported in Ecuador in 2013 on branches of citrus, Citrus spp., and orange jessamine, Murraya paniculata check for this species in other resources (L.) Jack (Rutaceae), but HLB has not been detected so far in this country. This paper reports for the first time the presence of two important natural enemies of D. citri in Ecuador, i.e., its main parasitoid Tamarixia radiata (Waterston, 1922) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and the adventitious ladybird beetle Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1781) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) attacking psyllid nymphs on M. paniculata, in Guayaquil, Guayas province, Ecuador. A short diagnosis of the two natural enemies and their distribution in the New World is presented based on published literature.

Keywords
Asian citrus; psyllid; biological control; Diaphorina citri; Ecuador; parasitoid; predator.

 
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