Tamarixia radiata (Waterston) and Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius) as biological control agents of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama in Ecuador

ABSTRACT Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) is the main vector of the bacteria that causes Huanglongbing (HLB), the most destructive disease of Citrus. The presence of D. citri was reported in Ecuador in 2013 on branches of citrus, Citrus spp., and orange jessamine, Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack (Rutaceae), but HLB has not been detected so far in this country. This paper reports for the first time the presence of two important natural enemies of D. citri in Ecuador, i.e., its main parasitoid Tamarixia radiata (Waterston, 1922) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and the adventitious ladybird beetle Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1781) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) attacking psyllid nymphs on M. paniculata, in Guayaquil, Guayas province, Ecuador. A short diagnosis of the two natural enemies and their distribution in the New World is presented based on published literature.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Chavez,Yilda, Chirinos,Dorys T., González,Guillermo, Lemos,Nestor, Fuentes,Adrian, Castro,Rossana, Kondo,Takumasa
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA 2017
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392017000200180
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