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Rogers - Florida Entomologist
Unsuitability of ‘Cleopatra’ Mandarin as a Host Plant for Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera:Psyllidae)
Antonios E. Tsagkarakis and Michael E. Rogers
Abstract. In this study we compared suitability of ‘Cleopatra’ mandarin and ‘sour orange’ as host plants for D. citri. Oviposition rate and survival of D. citri were significantly reduced on ‘Cleopatra’ mandarin. There was no effect of host plant on development rate of each immature stage or sex ratio, although development rate from egg to adult was significantly longer on Cleopatra. The results of this study support our previous observations that ‘Cleopatra’ mandarin is an unsuitable host plant for D. citri. Additional studies are ongoing to determine the factors responsible for the unsuitability of this citrus species as a host plant for D. citri.
