Aggregation Patterns, Sampling Plan, and Economic Injury Levels for the New Citrus Pest Delottococcus aberiae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

Delottococcus aberiae De Lotto (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is the latest exotic mealybug species introduced in citrus in the Mediterranean basin. It causes severe distortion and size reduction on developing fruits. Due to its first interaction with citrus, D. aberiae economic thresholds are still un...

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Autores principales: Pérez-Rodríguez, Jésica, Martínez-Blay, Victoria, Soto, Antonia, Selfa, Jesús, Monzó, César, Urbaneja, Alberto, Tena, Alejandro
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6083
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author Pérez-Rodríguez, Jésica
Martínez-Blay, Victoria
Soto, Antonia
Selfa, Jesús
Monzó, César
Urbaneja, Alberto
Tena, Alejandro
author_browse Martínez-Blay, Victoria
Monzó, César
Pérez-Rodríguez, Jésica
Selfa, Jesús
Soto, Antonia
Tena, Alejandro
Urbaneja, Alberto
author_facet Pérez-Rodríguez, Jésica
Martínez-Blay, Victoria
Soto, Antonia
Selfa, Jesús
Monzó, César
Urbaneja, Alberto
Tena, Alejandro
author_sort Pérez-Rodríguez, Jésica
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description Delottococcus aberiae De Lotto (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is the latest exotic mealybug species introduced in citrus in the Mediterranean basin. It causes severe distortion and size reduction on developing fruits. Due to its first interaction with citrus, D. aberiae economic thresholds are still unknown for this crop and the current Integrated Pest Management programs have been disrupted. The objectives of this study were to determine the aggregation patterns of D. aberiae in citrus, develop an efficient sampling plan to assess its population density, and calculate its Economic and Economic Environmental Injury Levels (EIL and EEIL, respectively). Twelve and 19 orchards were sampled in 2014 and 2015, respectively. At each orchard, population densities were monitored fortnightly in leaves, twigs, and fruit, and fruit damage was determined at harvest. Our results showed a clumped aggregation of D. aberiae in all organs with no significant differences between generations on fruit. Fruit damage at harvest was strongly correlated with fruit occupation in spring. Based on these results and using chlorpyrifos as the insecticide of reference, the EIL and EEIL were calculated as 7.1 and 12.1% of occupied fruit in spring, respectively. With all this, we recommend sampling 275 fruits using a binomial sampling method or alternatively, 140 fruits with an enumerative method bimonthly between petal fall and July.
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spelling ReDivia60832025-04-25T14:46:09Z Aggregation Patterns, Sampling Plan, and Economic Injury Levels for the New Citrus Pest Delottococcus aberiae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Pérez-Rodríguez, Jésica Martínez-Blay, Victoria Soto, Antonia Selfa, Jesús Monzó, César Urbaneja, Alberto Tena, Alejandro Delottococcus aberiae De Lotto (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is the latest exotic mealybug species introduced in citrus in the Mediterranean basin. It causes severe distortion and size reduction on developing fruits. Due to its first interaction with citrus, D. aberiae economic thresholds are still unknown for this crop and the current Integrated Pest Management programs have been disrupted. The objectives of this study were to determine the aggregation patterns of D. aberiae in citrus, develop an efficient sampling plan to assess its population density, and calculate its Economic and Economic Environmental Injury Levels (EIL and EEIL, respectively). Twelve and 19 orchards were sampled in 2014 and 2015, respectively. At each orchard, population densities were monitored fortnightly in leaves, twigs, and fruit, and fruit damage was determined at harvest. Our results showed a clumped aggregation of D. aberiae in all organs with no significant differences between generations on fruit. Fruit damage at harvest was strongly correlated with fruit occupation in spring. Based on these results and using chlorpyrifos as the insecticide of reference, the EIL and EEIL were calculated as 7.1 and 12.1% of occupied fruit in spring, respectively. With all this, we recommend sampling 275 fruits using a binomial sampling method or alternatively, 140 fruits with an enumerative method bimonthly between petal fall and July. 2018-05-09T16:31:01Z 2018-05-09T16:31:01Z 2017 article acceptedVersion Perez-Rodriguez, J., Martinez-Blay, V., Soto, A., Selfa, J., Monzo, C., Urbaneja, A., Tena, A. (2017). Aggregation patterns, sampling plan, and economic injury levels for the new citrus pest delottococcus aberiae (hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 110(6), 2699-2706. 0022-0493 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6083 10.1093/jee/tox258 en Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ electronico
spellingShingle Pérez-Rodríguez, Jésica
Martínez-Blay, Victoria
Soto, Antonia
Selfa, Jesús
Monzó, César
Urbaneja, Alberto
Tena, Alejandro
Aggregation Patterns, Sampling Plan, and Economic Injury Levels for the New Citrus Pest Delottococcus aberiae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
title Aggregation Patterns, Sampling Plan, and Economic Injury Levels for the New Citrus Pest Delottococcus aberiae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
title_full Aggregation Patterns, Sampling Plan, and Economic Injury Levels for the New Citrus Pest Delottococcus aberiae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
title_fullStr Aggregation Patterns, Sampling Plan, and Economic Injury Levels for the New Citrus Pest Delottococcus aberiae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
title_full_unstemmed Aggregation Patterns, Sampling Plan, and Economic Injury Levels for the New Citrus Pest Delottococcus aberiae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
title_short Aggregation Patterns, Sampling Plan, and Economic Injury Levels for the New Citrus Pest Delottococcus aberiae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
title_sort aggregation patterns sampling plan and economic injury levels for the new citrus pest delottococcus aberiae hemiptera pseudococcidae
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6083
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