Research Article | Published: 31 January 2022

Biology of the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) on Curry Leaf, Murraya koenigii

Om Datta

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 44 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 139-143 | 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2022-2621G1 | Cite this article

Abstract

Biology of the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) was evaluated on curry leaf Murraya koenigii. The study revealed that D. citri is an important pest of ‘curry leaf’ in homestead gardens, farmer’s fields and forest areas in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The hatching percentage of the eggs was 80.25±3.47%, while the viability of the nymphal instars was 65.2±2.49%. The total nymphal period was 13.40±1.23 days. Adults emerged after 4-5 (4.4±0.50) days from fifth instar nymphs that took 35-40 minutes to emerge. The males lived for 24.94±0.65 days, with a total developmental period of 37.058±2.20 days, whereas the females survived for 39.81±0.53 days, having a total developmental period of 42.94±3.21 days. Pre-oviposition, oviposition and post-oviposition periods lasted for 2.75 ± 0.71, 22.6 ±5.18 and 3.35±1.03 days, respectively. Female fecundity was recorded to be 550-800 (692.90 ± 99.34) eggs per female.

Keywords

Diaphorina citri, female fecundity, host plant, oviposition period

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Datta, O., 2021. Biology of the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) on Curry Leaf, Murraya koenigii. Indian Journal of Forestry, 44(3), pp.139-143. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2022-2621G1

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 03 January 2022

Manuscript Revised on 18 January 2022

Manuscript Accepted on 28 January 2022

Manuscript Published on 31 January 2022

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