Influence of Light on Reproductive Rates of Asian Citrus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Liviidae).

ABSTRACT: The impact of light on reproductive rates of Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama) was assessed in an air-conditioned, polycarbonate greenhouse. This psyllid is an important pest because it transmits a bacterium presumed responsible for a serious citrus disease known as Asiatic huanglongbing. Numbers of psyllids produced were compared among rearing cages subjected to different amounts of light provided by natural sunlight and light-emitting diode floodlights. Light to some rearing cages was purposely reduced by shading. The cages received a daily mean of 12 h of light (range 7 to 14 h) during immature development. Irradiance during daylight hours in the cages during a 24-h oviposition period varied from 2 to 145 (mean 66) W/m2 and during immature development to the adult stage f

SUBMITTER: Hall DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347565 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature