Erratum to “Development and Field Validation of a Beta-cyfluthrin-Based ‘Attract-and-Kill’ Device for Suppression of Asian Citrus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Liviidae) on Residential Citrus”

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Asian Citrus Psyllid ◽  
Field Validation ◽  
Attract And Kill

scholarly journals Development and Field Validation of a Beta-cyfluthrin-Based ‘Attract-and-Kill’ Device for Suppression of Asian Citrus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Liviidae) on Residential Citrus

2019 ◽  
Vol 112 (6) ◽  
pp. 2824-2832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Chow ◽  
Darek Czokajlo ◽  
Joseph M Patt ◽  
Mamoudou Sétamou
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Asian Citrus Psyllid ◽  
Diaphorina Citri ◽  
Field Validation ◽  
Potted Plants ◽  
Plasticized Pvc ◽  
Control Option ◽  
Attract And Kill ◽  
Attack Intensity

Abstract An ‘attract-and-kill’ (AK) device was evaluated for suppression of adult Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae), on residential citrus. The AK device, made from weather-resistant plasticized PVC, lured D. citri adults by simulating the color of citrus flush and killed them with beta-cyfluthrin. This study evaluated: 1) lethality of AK devices weathered up to 8 wk on residential citrus; 2) survival of psyllids caged with potted plants and AK devices; 3) psyllid suppression achieved by AK devices on individual dooryard trees. AK devices weathered for up to 8 wk remained lethal to psyllids. Greenhouse trials evaluated survival of adult psyllids caged for 4 d with orange jasmine plants that were: 1) treated with an (beta-cyfluthrin-infused) AK device; 2) treated with a blank (no insecticide) AK device; or 3) ‘untreated’ with no AK device. After 4 d, psyllid survival was on average 95% lower among adults exposed to plants with AK devices than adults exposed to untreated plants or plants with blank AK devices. Less than half of the adults exposed to plants with AK devices were alive after 1 d and nearly all were dead after 4 d. Deployment of 20 AK devices per tree provided significant psyllid suppression on infested lemon trees from winter to summer and reduced mean reproduction (cumulative eggs) by 91% and mean attack intensity (cumulative psyllid-days) of adults by 59% and nymphs by 53%. AK devices could be an effective control option for D. citri in urban areas.

scholarly journals Progress Toward an Attract-and-Kill Device for Asian Citrus Psyllid (Hemiptera: Liviidae) Using Volatile Signatures of Citrus Infected With Huanglongbing as the Attractant

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier Martini ◽  
Angelique Hoyte ◽  
Agenor Mafra-Neto ◽  
Alexander A Aksenov ◽  
Cristina E Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Slow Release ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Citrus Greening ◽  
Asian Citrus Psyllid ◽  
Phytopathogenic Bacterium ◽  
Geranyl Acetone ◽  
Attract And Kill ◽  
Candidatus Liberibacter ◽  
Small Plot ◽  
Citrus Orchards

Abstract Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Kuwayama), preferentially orient toward citrus hosts infected with the phytopathogenic bacterium, Candidatus liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) the agent of citrus greening (Huanglongbing, HLB), compared to uninfected counterparts. We investigated whether this preference for the odors of infected plants could be useful for the development of an attract-and-kill (AK) device for D. citri. Twenty-nine blends of volatile organic compounds derived from the odor of citrus infected with CLas were tested in laboratory olfactometer tests, and two blends were also assessed under field conditions. A seven component blend of tricosane: geranial: methyl salicylate: geranyl acetone: linalool: phenylacetaldehyde: (E)-β-ocimene in a 0.40: 0.06: 0.08: 0.29: 0.08: 0.06: 0.03 ratio released from a proprietary slow-release matrix attracted twice more D. citri to yellow sticky traps compared with blank control traps. The attractive blend was subsequently co-formulated with spinosad insecticide into a slow-release matrix to create a prototype AK formulation against D. citri. This formulation effectively reduced the population density of D. citri up to 84% as measured with tap counts when deployed at a density of eight 2.5 g dollops per tree as compared with untreated controls in small plot field trials conducted in citrus orchards. Psyllid populations were not statistically affected at a deployment rate of four dollops per tree. Our results indicate that an AK formulation incorporating spinosad and a volatile blend signature of citrus greening into a slow-release matrix may be useful to suppress D. citri populations.

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