Asian citrus psyllid: biology, ecology and management of the Huanglongbing vector
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Abstract
<title>Abstract</title> Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), <italic>Diaphorina citri</italic>, is an insect pest which transmits a bacterium, <italic>Candidatus</italic> Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), primarily through feeding in newly emergent foliage of citrus trees. This pathogen causes a disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, which has become the most debilitating and intractable disease in citrus crops. This book gathers together everything currently known about the biology and ecology of this important pest species, examines the transmission and acquisition processes of the pathogen, and looks at current management practices and their effectiveness. The potential for new, innovative management techniques are also described, along with the economic implications of managing this rapidly establishing disease.