Generalist predators of Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri, in California

Monday, November 11, 2013: 8:48 AM
Meeting Room 12 A (Austin Convention Center)
Aviva Goldmann , Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA
Paul F. Rugman-Jones , Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA
Richard Stouthamer , Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA
Native predators partially suppress Asian citrus psyllid in California and Florida, but it is not known which predator species are important or how each of them impacts the pest population. Candidate predators for augmentative and conservation biological control of ACP are desired by government and industry. We have developed a DNA-based method for detecting predation of ACP in predator gut contents in order to determine relative frequency of ACP consumption by natural enemies.
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