Abstract The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama) (Hemiptera: Liviidae), is a severe pest of orchards worldwide. Its control based mainly on the use conventional insecticides, and resistance to many those compounds widespread. Phenotypic bioassays detect compare response field-collected population with laboratory-reared that susceptible insecticides. This comparison usually does no...

Biological control by beneficial microorganisms is known to significantly reduce the effect of pests on crops yield. Among biocontrol strategies use entomopathogenic fungi such as Hirsutella citriformis, which has been applied infect and kill hemipteran insect pests, including Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) Bactericera cockerelli Sulc. Triozidae). These biological agents are in...

We report the results from surveys conducted in 2013 and 2014 to monitor insecticide susceptibility in Florida field populations of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae). These surveys are a component of the insecticide resistance management program for D. citri, which is the vector of ‘Candidatus’ Liberibacter asiaticus. ‘Candidatus’ Liberibacter asiaticus i...

The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae), vectors the bacterium causing citrus greening disease, which has devastated citrus production worldwide wherever it has been introduced. To help monitor and target D. citri populations in commercial groves, thereby facilitating more effective management of citrus greening disease, a prototype device has been developed th...

Entomopathogenic fungi belonging to the genus Isaria (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) are promising candidates for microbial control of insect pests. Currently, the Mexican government is developing a biological control program based on extensive application of Isaria isolates against Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae), a vector of citrus huanglongbing disease. Previous research identified thr...