Identifying arthropod predators of Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) in California

Monday, November 17, 2014
Exhibit Hall C (Oregon Convention Center)
Aviva Goldmann , Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA
Richard Stouthamer , Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA
Paul F. Rugman-Jones , Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA
Predatory arthropods cause substantial mortality to Asian citrus psyllid in California, but it is not known which predators are important. We collected predatory arthropods in southern California orange groves and used molecular gut analysis to detect predation of Asian citrus psyllid.