Parasitoid shows potential for biocontrol of eugenia psyllid

Many ornamental gardens in California contain eugenia, Syzygium paniculatum, otherwise known as the Australian brush cherry. Since 1988, these plants have been subjected to widespread attack from the pest eugenia psyllid, Trioza eugeniae. Pesticide treatments have proven only partially successful in...

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Published inCalifornia agriculture (Berkeley, Calif.) Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 36 - 40
Main Authors Dahlsten, D.L. (UC Berkeley.), Copper, W.A, Kent, D.M, Young, T.E, Rowney, D.L, Tassan, R.L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 01.07.1995
Subjects
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIE
AUXILIAIRE DE LUTTE BIOLOGIQUE
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL ORGANISMS
CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIE
CICLO VITAL
CONTROL BIOLOGICO
CYCLE DE DEVELOPPEMENT
EUGENIA
EULOPHIDAE
Homoptera
INSECTE NUISIBLE
INSECTOS DANINOS
INTRODUCTION
LIFE CYCLE
LUTTE BIOLOGIQUE
ORGANISMOS PARA CONTROL BIOLOGICO
PARASITOIDE
PARASITOIDES
PARASITOIDS
PEST INSECTS
Psyllidae
SYZYGIUM PANICULATUM
TAMARIXIA
THEME PARKS
TRIOZA
Trioza eugeniae
USA, California
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Summary:Many ornamental gardens in California contain eugenia, Syzygium paniculatum, otherwise known as the Australian brush cherry. Since 1988, these plants have been subjected to widespread attack from the pest eugenia psyllid, Trioza eugeniae. Pesticide treatments have proven only partially successful in controlling the insects. In 1991, Disneyland initiated a biological control program at its facilities in Southern California. In July of 1992, a eulophid parasitoid-Tamarixian. sp.-was introduced from Australia. The monitoring techniques used to evaluate the performance of these biocontrol methods are discussed. Post release declines in psyllid populations are described.
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ISSN:0008-0845
2160-8091
DOI:10.3733/ca.v049n04p36