Distribution patterns of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) eggs, nymphs and adults in a Malaysian citrus orchard

Sui Sien Leong, Stephen Chan Teck Leong, Fatimah Abang, G. Andrew C. Beattie, Roland Jui Heng Kueh

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Abstract

Spatial distribution of eggs, nymphs and adults of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) was studied in a commercial orchard in SW Sarawak, Malaysia, using mean–variance test, the index of dispersion, and the negative binomial distribution. To further ascertain and confirm the distribution pattern in the population of the psyllid, dispersion indices (index of mean crowding, Lloyd’s index of patchiness, Taylor’s power law and Iwao’s patchiness regression) were calculated. Measurable tests showed that distribution of eggs and nymphs in naturally occurring psyllid populations was highly aggregated, resulting from initially aggregated migration of adults and a contagious dispersion of them on flushes as the population density increased.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-62
Number of pages14
JournalIsrael Journal of Entomology
Volume48
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Keywords

  • Diaphorina citri
  • citrus
  • diseases and pests
  • eggs
  • nymphs (insects)
  • Hemiptera
  • Malaysia

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