| larval cryptothelea gloverii (lepidoptera: psychidae), an arthropod predator and herbivore on florida citrus. | the orange bagworm (obw), cryptothelea gloverii (packard) (lepidoptera: psychidae) was previously reported feeding on citrus fruit and foliage and preying upon the camphor scale pseudaonidia duplex (cockerell) (homoptera: coccidae). in this study using laboratory assays, obw preyed upon citrus rust mite, phyllocoptruta oleivora (ashmead) (acari: eriophyidae) and consumed eggs and adults of both p. oleivora and panonychus citri (mcgregor) (acari: tetranychidae), two important pest mites on florid ... | 2005 | 16082926 |
| seasonal occurrence of key arthropod pests and associated natural enemies in alabama satsuma citrus. | six alabama satsuma mandarin orchards (four conventionally sprayed and two unsprayed) were surveyed during 2005 and 2006 to determine the population dynamics of arthropod pests and their natural enemies. twenty-eight arthropod pest species were encountered; the major foliage pests were citrus whitefly, dialeurodes citri (ashmead); purple scale, lepidosaphes beckii (newman); glover scale, l. gloveri (packard); and citrus red mite, panonychus citri (mcgregor). two distinct population peaks were re ... | 2008 | 18419929 |