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Asian Citrus Psyllid

Asian citrus psyllid - USDA, ARS Photo LibraryScientific name: Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, 1908

Common name: Asian citrus psyllid

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Psyllid Identification Key to Area-wide Control of Citrus Greening Spread (Nov 3, 2010)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
With help from colleagues in Texas and Florida, U.S.. Department of Agriculture scientist has identified at least six psyllid species present in south Texas citrus groves. Some are native to the Rio Grande Valley, but others, like the Asian citrus psyllid, are not. The scientists are examining the life cycles of the six species to determine which of them can spread Huanglongbing (HLB). This will help scientists target certain species for control measures. The disease was first detected in Florida in 2005 and now poses a significant threat to the entire U.S. citrus industry. For more information on the research, see the article Citrus Greening? Not If These Scientists Can Help It!, published in the Nov/Dec 2010 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.

USDA Announces Quarantine to Prevent Spread of Citrus Disease (Jun 17, 2010)
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is issuing an interim rule announcing a plant quarantine in several states and territories in the United States to stop the spread of citrus greening, a plant disease that greatly reduces citrus production, destroys the economic value of the fruit and can kill trees. This interim rule is published in the Jun 17 Federal Register and becomes effective upon publication. Comments will be considered received on or before Aug 16, 2010.

Native To: Southern Asia

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1998

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Possibly arrived on imported plants

Impact: Damages citrus plants by feeding on sap; serves as a vector for citrus greening disease, which causes a decline in citrus production.

Current U.S. Distribution:

  • Specimens have been found throughout the Southern U.S, including Florida, Texas, Hawaii, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and California

Quarantine:

Management Plans: Animals / Asian Citrus Psyllid

Selected Internet Resources:

Federal Government

Diaphorina citri
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Diaphorina citri Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

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State Government

Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) and Huanglongbing (HLB)
California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects

Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) (Feb 2008; PDF | 436 KB)
County of Los Angeles (California). Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures Department.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

Pest Alert: Asian citrus psyllid
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant Industry.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

New Pest Advisory: Asian Citrus Psyllid (Feb 2007; PDF | 78 KB)
Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

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University/Academic

Asian Citrus Psyllid
University of California. Agricultural and Natural Resources. Kearney Agricultural Center. Citrus Entomology.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing Disease Information (PDF | 22 KB)
University of California at Davis. Statewide Master Gardener Program.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts

Asian Citrus Psyllid (Aug 2005; PDF | 1.7 MB)
University of California - Riverside. Citrus Clonal Protection Program.
Photographs; Introduction History; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Asian citrus psyllid - Featured Creatures
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

2010 Florida Citrus Pest Management Guide: Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Leafminer
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Controls

Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Biology and Management of the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, in Florida Citrus
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Greening Disease
University of Florida. IFAS Extension. Integrated Pest Management.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects

Classical Biological Control of Asian Citrus Psyllid in Florida
University of Florida. IFAS Extension. Integrated Pest Management.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Citrus Greening and its Psyllid Vector - Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook
University of Minnesota.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Dispersion

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International

Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests: Diaphorina citri (PDF | 32 KB)
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Bibliography

Asiatic citrus psyllid
Pests and Diseases Image Library (Australia).
Identification/Description; Photographs

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Organizations

Citrus Huanglongbing: Understanding the Vector-Pathogen Interaction for Disease Management (Dec 2007)
American Phytopathological Society.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

CaliforniaCitrusThreat.org
Citrus Research Board (California).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Asian citrus psyllids (Sternorrhyncha: Psyllidae) and greening disease of citrus: a literature review and assessment of risk in Florida (Sep 2004; PDF | 155 KB)
Florida Entomologist.
Taxonomy; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Asian Citrus Psyllid
HungryPests Coalition.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Asian citrus psyllid
Invasive.org.
Photographs

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Last Modified: Mar 11, 2011
 
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