Identifying arthropod predators of Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) in California
Identifying arthropod predators of Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) in California
Monday, November 17, 2014
Exhibit Hall C (Oregon Convention Center)
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.