Diaphorina citri Kuway., a vector of the greening disease of Citrus in India.

摘要: McClean and Oberholzer (1965a) described the greening disease of citrus from South Africa produced evidence to show that it is caused by a transmissible virus. A similar affecting sweet-orange (mosambi) was observed senior author in Andhra Pradesh 1960 transmitted grafting greenhouse raised healthy seedlings [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck], Rangpur lime (limao cravo; C. limonia Osbeck), Indian acid-lime [kagzi nimbu; aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle], grapefruit (C. paradisi Maef.) cultivar ' Marsh Seedless' at Poona (Capoor, 1966). The identity its similarity confirmed 1966 (Fraser Singh, 1966; Fraser et al., Schneider (1966) necrosis sieve tubes leaves fruits affected Large amounts phloem formed leaf veins as result be enlarged. studies reported present paper deal with transmISSIOn virus adults Diaphorina citri Kuway., species psyllid commonly found on country. insect transmission tests were conducted during June-November 1966, when population psylla usually high trees central southern India. yet another responsible for spread (Capoor 1966), since African psylla, Trioza (Spanioza) erytreae del Guercio (McClean Oberholzer, 1965b).