Asian Citrus Psyllid

Scientific name: Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, 1908

Common name: Asian citrus psyllid

Native To: Southern Asia

Date of U.S. Introduction: 1998

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Possible arrived on imported plants

Impact: Damages citrus plants by feeding on sap; serves as a vector for citrus greening disease, which causes a decline in citrus production.

Current U.S. Distribution:

• Specimens have been found throughout the Southern U.S, including Florida, Texas, Hawaii, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and California

Quarantine:

• National Quarantine Map - Citrus Green and Asian Citrus Psyllid (2.9 MB)
• Regulatory Updates (includes Federal domestic quarantine orders)

Management Plans: Animals / Asian Citrus Psyllid

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Diaphorina citri
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Diaphorina citri Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) and Huanglongbing (HLB)
California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects

Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) (Feb 2008; PDF | 436 KB)
County of Los Angeles (California). Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures Department.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

Pest Alert: Asian citrus psyllid
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Plant Industry.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

New Pest Advisory: Asian Citrus Psyllid (Feb 2007; PDF | 78 KB)
Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution

Asian Citrus Psyllid (PDF | 865 KB)
University of California. Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Asian Citrus Psyllid and Huanglongbing Disease Information (PDF | 22 KB)
University of California at Davis. Statewide Master Gardener Program.
Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts

Asian Citrus Psyllid (Aug 2005; PDF | 1.7 MB)
University of California at Riverside. Citrus Clonal Protection Program.
Photographs; Introduction History; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Asian Citrus Psyllid Diaphorina citri
eXtension.org.
Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution

Asian citrus psyllid - Featured Creatures
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

2008 Florida Citrus Pest Management Guide: Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Leafminer
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Controls

Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls

Biology and Management of the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, in Florida Citrus
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Greening Disease
University of Florida. IFAS Extension. Integrated Pest Management.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Distribution; Controls; Legal Aspects

Classical Biological Control of Asian Citrus Psyllid in Florida
University of Florida. IFAS Extension. Integrated Pest Management.
Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Citrus Greening and its Psyllid Vector - Radcliffe's IPM World Textbook
University of Minnesota.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Dispersion

Data Sheets on Quarantine Pests: Diaphorina citri (PDF | 32 KB)
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: Bibliography

Asiatic citrus psyllid
Pests and Diseases Image Laboratory (Australia).
Identification/Description; Photographs

Citrus Huanglongbing: Understanding the Vector-Pathogen Interaction for Disease Management (Dec 2007)
American Phytopathological Society.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Controls

CaliforniaCitrusThreat.org
Citrus Research Board (California).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Asian citrus psyllids (Sternorrhyncha: Psyllidae) and greening disease of citrus: a literature review and assessment of risk in Florida (Sep 2004; PDF | 155 KB)
Florida Entomologist.
Taxonomy; Impacts; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Asian citrus psyllid
Invasive.org.
Photographs