Control of citrus greening disease using environment-friendly new microorganisms

亚洲柑橘木虱Diaphorina citriKuwayama（半翅目：木虱科）于1998年在冲绳被发现，显然没有天敌。控制D。柑橘是重要的，因为这种韧皮部喂养的害虫载体柑橘黄龙病菌亚洲（Ca. L. asiaticus），一种存在于韧皮部的α-变形杆菌，引起柑橘绿化病或黄龙病。本研究为评估昆虫病原真菌在IPM项目中抑制D.柑橘种群

The Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citriKuwayama, (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) was discovered in Okinawa in 1998 and apparently arrived without its natural enemies. Control of D. citriis important because this phloem-feeding pest vectors Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Ca. L. asiaticus), a phloem-residing α-proteobacterium that causes citrus greening disease or Huanglongbing. This research contributes the first steps towards evaluating entomopathogenicfungi for its potential use in an IPM program to suppress D. citripopulations