First record of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in Ecuador infesting urban citrus and orange jasmine trees

J F Cornejo; E J Chica

doi:10.1093/jisesa/ieu160

First record of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) in Ecuador infesting urban citrus and orange jasmine trees

J Insect Sci. 2014 Jan 1:14:298. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieu160. Print 2014.

Authors

J F Cornejo¹, E J Chica²

Affiliations

¹ Carrera de Ingeniería Agrícola y Biológica, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Campus Gustavo Galindo, Km. 30.5 vía perimetral, Apartado 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
² Carrera de Ingeniería Agrícola y Biológica, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Campus Gustavo Galindo, Km. 30.5 vía perimetral, Apartado 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador eduardo.chica@ucuenca.edu.ec.

Abstract

Adults and nymphs of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), were collected in the Guayaquil, Samborondón, and Durán cantons in coastal Ecuador. Psyllids were found in high numbers in citrus (Citrus spp., Sapindales: Rutaceae) and orange jasmine (Murraya exotica [L.] Jack, Sapindales: Rutaceae) trees within the Guayaquil-Samborondon-Duran conurbation; however, none was found during scoutings in the main citrus producing areas in coastal Ecuador. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of D. citri in Ecuador and the Pacific coastal plain of South America.

Keywords: Asian citrus psyllid; Huanglongbing; citrus.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution*
Animals
Citrus* / growth & development
Ecuador
Food Chain*
Hemiptera / growth & development
Hemiptera / physiology*
Murraya* / growth & development
Nymph / physiology
Population Density