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Species Diaphorina citri - Asian Citrus Psyllid

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Sternorrhyncha (Plant-parasitic Hemipterans)
Superfamily Psylloidea
Family Psyllidae
Subfamily Diaphorininae
Genus Diaphorina
Species citri (Asian Citrus Psyllid)
Other Common Names
ACP
Explanation of Names
Diaphorina citri Kuwayama 1908
Size
adults 3-4 mm, nymphs: 1st instar 0.25 mm, last (5th) instar 1.5-1.7 mm(1)
Identification

Nymphs; wingpads massive; white waxy excretions of the nymphs on new leaves are indicative(1)
Range
adventive to so.CA-AZ, TX-FL-SC - Map (2)(3), native to s. Asia
Food
Hosts: mainly Citrus, but also other Rutaceae(2)(1)
Life Cycle
Total life cycle: 15-47 days, depending upon season; 9-10 (maybe more) generations a year. No diapause; in winter (the dry season) populations are low.(1)
Remarks
Earliest record in our area: FL 1998. Damages citrus plants by feeding on sap; a vector of citrus greening disease (Huanglongbing).(4)
The Eulophid parasitoid, Tamarixia radiata, has been introduced from Korea to combat this pest.
Internet References
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