Classical biological control of the African citrus psyllid Trioza erytreae, a major threat to the European citrus industry.

ABSTRACT: Citrus greening or huanglongbing (HLB) is the main threat to the European citrus industry since one of its vectors, the African citrus psyllid, Trioza erytreae, has recently become established in mainland Europe. In this context, classical biological control programmes should be implemented to reduce the spread of the psyllid. The aims of this study were to: i) disentangle the parasitoid complex of T. erytreae combining morphological and molecular characterization; and ii) to study the biology of its main parasitoids in its area of origin in South Africa for their future importation into Europe. The main citrus producing areas of South Africa were surveyed during 2017. In contrast to previous studies, the parasitoid complex of T. erytreae included three species of primary parasitoids: Tama

SUBMITTER: Perez-Rodriguez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6603031 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature