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Blue Gum Psyllid (Ctenarytaina eucalypti)
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Copyright © 2012
R. Berg
Bug on eucalyptus -
Ctenarytaina eucalypti
Berkeley, Alameda County, California, USA
June 15, 2012
The uppermost specimen in the first linked photo.
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Contributed by
R. Berg
on 16 June, 2012 - 12:11am
Last updated 1 December, 2015 - 5:04am
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Chris Mallory
, 1 December, 2015 - 5:04am
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Red Gum Lerp Psyllid
. Not RGLP if there aren't any lerps. RGLP parasitism looks something like
this
.
As mentioned in the previous comment, it is probably
Ctenarytaina eucalypti
due to:
- similarity to parasitzed nymphs to those in UC IPM image and image in
this article
- commonality of that species compared to other non-lerp-forming Eucalyptus psyllids in CA
- the fact that
C. eucalypti
is the only non-lerp-forming Eucalyptus psyllid in CA with an active and effective biological control program; the other non-lerp forming psyllids do not have known parasitoids even in their native Australia, let alone in CA
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Chris Mallory
, 1 December, 2015 - 4:47am
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Probably not Glycaspis brimblecombei
if there were no lerps, as the lerps tend to be extremely conspicuous with this species. Six psyllids occur on Eucalyptus in California - I think this is probably
Ctenarytaina eucalypti
, which is the most widespread of the species not associated with lerps.
This photo
of parasitized nymphs from UC-IPM is convincingly similar. Parasitized nymphs are difficult to ID due to the resulting discoloration and distortion, however, and all six of of the Eucalyptus psyllids have been recorded in Alameda County.
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Chris Mallory
, 17 June, 2015 - 10:11pm
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Jumping Plant Lice
. I didn't see any lerps or wasps.
Apparently the specimens I found were all nymphs.
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R. Berg
, 18 June, 2012 - 11:29am
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Eucalyptus Redgum Lerp Psyllid
This is, without doubt the
Eucalyptus Redgum Lerp Psyllid
; we have a page for it. The parasitic wasp must be the imported
Psyllaephagus bliteus
.
I would create a page for the wasp but would like to check with Bob Carlson first; then we could move the closeups to the new page, or perhaps you have other closeups. Be on the look out for such tiny wasp.
There are also a few other introduced insects specific to eucalyptus, so it would be a good idea to search for them.
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Beatriz Moisset
, 18 June, 2012 - 10:52am
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