EFFECTS OF FLORIDA CITRUS PEST CONTROL PRACTICES ON THE CITRUS BLACKFLY (HOMOPTERA: ALEYRODIDAE) AND ITS ASSOCIATED NATURAL ENEMIES
- 1 June 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 111 (6) , 731-734
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent111731-6
Abstract
The postbloom and summer sprays recommended in Florida commercial citrus cultures for management of insect and mite pests and phytopathogenic diseases caused a significant (P< 0.05) reduction of citrus blackfly,Aleurocanthus woglumiAshby, infesting urban dooryard citrus. There were no observed adverse chronic effects on populations of the parasiteAmitus hesperidumSilvestri, or the predator complex consisting of spiders, chrysopids, and coccinellids attributable to the chemical treatments. The absence of chronic pesticide-induced interference with biological control agents was interpreted as an indication of the potential for development of integrated control strategies againstA.woglumishould this insect invade commercial citrus areas in Florida.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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