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Association of Non-host Crop Plants with Mandarin in Host Location and Survival of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)

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Research efforts have been made to develop novel tactics, such as those targeting behavioral control, for management of the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), vector of the causal agent of citrus Huanglongbing. Here, we investigated whether association of “Ponkan” mandarin (Citrus reticulata) with volatiles from non-host crops: avocado, passion fruit or coffee, alters host location by the Asian citrus psyllid; and whether they can be temporary hosts for the Asian citrus psyllid. In wind tunnel assays, we found that the association of mandarin seedling with avocado plant volatiles reduced in 30% the number of psyllids sitting on host plants compared to the mandarin alone. In contrast, passion fruit plant volatiles facilitated host location by psyllids, which found mandarin seedlings faster than when exposed to mandarin alone. The association with coffee volatiles did not alter the attractiveness of mandarin to the Asian citrus psyllid. Survival and half-lethal time (LT50) of D. citri fed on non-host plants were longer than those insects with water only, but shorter than those fed on mandarin. Among the non-host plants, D. citri performed better in coffee, followed by avocado and passion fruit plants. Our results indicate that the association of mandarin with avocado plant can be beneficial for Asian citrus psyllid management.

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We are grateful to Dr. Alexandre Diniz and Prof. José Roberto Postali Parra, who provided insects and valuable information about the psyllid rearing. We thank Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) – Finance Code 001 (to MMPH), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) (Grant 317453/2021-1 to MFGVP) and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa de Minas Gerais – FAPEMIG.

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The research leading to these results received funding from Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa de Minas Gerais – FAPEMIG. M.P. was funded by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES—Finance Code 001), and M.F.G.V.P. by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) (Grant 317453/2021–1).

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E.A.F., M.F.G.V.P., and M.P. conceived research. M.P. conducted experiments, analyzed data, and conducted statistical analyses. M.F.G.V.P. and M.P. wrote the manuscript. E.A.F. and M.F.G.V.P. secured funding. All authors read and approved the manuscript.

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Pec, M., Ferreira, E.A. & Peñaflor, M.F.G.V. Association of Non-host Crop Plants with Mandarin in Host Location and Survival of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae). Neotrop Entomol 53, 304–313 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-023-01107-4

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