Psylla phorodendri, Tuthill, 1939
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.280093 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5695289 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DF8633-FFB5-FFD4-42B7-FA95FC8AE510 |
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Plazi |
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Psylla phorodendri |
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Type locality: USA, Arizona, California.
Host plant: Adults taken from Phoradendron tomentosum ( Burckhardt & Wyniger 2007) .
Type locality: Australia.
Additional distribution: Introduced in Europe, South America, and USA ( Valente & Hodkinson 2009). Host plant: Several Eucalyptus spp., including E. camaldulensis , E. globulus , E. nitens , E. blakelyi , E. brassiana , E. bridgesiana , E. camphora , E. dealbata , E. diversicolor , E. sideroxylon , E. nicholii , E. lehmannii , E. rudis , E. tereticornis , E. mannifera , E. maculosa .
Remarks: First recorded in California in June 1998 ( Gill 1998). This pest is a major threat to susceptible Eucalyptus species (in particular E. camaldulensis , E. rudis , E. tereticornis which can experience heavy defoliation) that are grown in urban landscapes, as wind shelters, or as commercial forest species ( Brennan et al. 1999; Brennan et al. 2001a); common name: red gum lerp psyllid.
Parasitoids and Predators: Psyllaephagus bliteus Riek (Daane et al. 2005; Dahlsten et al. 2005) released in California as a biocontrol in 2000. Laboratory studies have demonstrated that P. bliteus can lay eggs in psyllid nymphs of any age, but female parasitoids prefer third and fourth instars ( UC Riverside, CISR; UC Berkeley, CBC). In some cases, generalist predators (e.g., Anthocoris nemoralis , Hemiptera : Anthocoridae ) may interfere with the effectiveness of P. bliteus to control psyllid populations ( Erbilgin et al. 2004). At least four coccinellid beetles ( Coleoptera ) and lacewings ( Neuroptera ) have been recorded feeding on this psyllid ( Erbilgin et al. 2004).
cubana Crawford, 1914 View in CoL
Type locality: Cuba.
Additional distribution: Native to Central America, this species has been introduced into many parts of the world and is a now widespread throughout the tropics. Introduced in USA, California, Florida, Hawaii. Host plant: Leucaena glauca , L. leucocephala , and other Leucaena species. Remarks: First recorded in California in 1986 ( Gill 1986, 1992).
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