Incidence and spread of huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening disease in relation to the distribution and fluctuation of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) population in a citrus orchard in Sarawak, Malaysia
Diaphorina citri Kuwayama is a very prolific and most efficient vector for the fast huanglonbing (HLB) transmission which has destroyed nearly all citrus orchards with the economic deficit of RM 6.5 million or USD 1.6 million in Malaysia. D. citri coupled with HLB is therefore the greatest obst...
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| description | Diaphorina citri Kuwayama is a very prolific and most efficient vector for the fast
huanglonbing (HLB) transmission which has destroyed nearly all citrus orchards with the
economic deficit of RM 6.5 million or USD 1.6 million in Malaysia. D. citri coupled with HLB
is therefore the greatest obstacle to the financial development of a sustainable and viable citrus
industry in Malaysia. The study was aimed to evaluate the spread of HLB disease vectored by
D. citri in relation to its spatial distribution and flight activity in response to flush cycles in a
healthy orchard. Four types of yellow traps used to monitor for flight activity of this disease
vector were evaluated monthly between June 2011 and December 2012. Both vector
populations and HLB disease symptoms were monitored regularly between 2011 and 2014. A
molecular diagnostic technique, Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) procedures was used to
confirm the presence of the bacterium in diseased trees. D. citri adult populations expanded
exponentially amid durations of cyclic production of new flush growths. The highest number
of adult D. citri was captured by Rebel brown-yellow traps followed by Bamboo pole and
yellow sticky traps with significant differences during the rainy months with monthly rainfall
between 581-919 mm from October 2011 to March 2012 while higher catches were obtained
by Bamboo pole traps during the dry months with monthly rainfall from 374-458 mm between
May – September 2012. Yellow traps provided an indication of adult abundance and flight
activity. It took about 21 months for D. citri population to spread all over the entire citrus
garden. Rates of HLB transmission were related to high vector populations and spread was
related to dispersing adults. Levels of HLB infected trees as determined by PCR increased
progressively from 2.4% to 19.3% and 42.2% within four years after planting. The activity of
infective D. citri is the key to HLB disease spread in a citrus orchard. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:165862021-05-21T04:24:23Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16586/ Incidence and spread of huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening disease in relation to the distribution and fluctuation of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) population in a citrus orchard in Sarawak, Malaysia Leong, Sui Sien Leong, Stephen Chan Teck Beattie, G. Andrew C. Diaphorina citri Kuwayama is a very prolific and most efficient vector for the fast huanglonbing (HLB) transmission which has destroyed nearly all citrus orchards with the economic deficit of RM 6.5 million or USD 1.6 million in Malaysia. D. citri coupled with HLB is therefore the greatest obstacle to the financial development of a sustainable and viable citrus industry in Malaysia. The study was aimed to evaluate the spread of HLB disease vectored by D. citri in relation to its spatial distribution and flight activity in response to flush cycles in a healthy orchard. Four types of yellow traps used to monitor for flight activity of this disease vector were evaluated monthly between June 2011 and December 2012. Both vector populations and HLB disease symptoms were monitored regularly between 2011 and 2014. A molecular diagnostic technique, Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) procedures was used to confirm the presence of the bacterium in diseased trees. D. citri adult populations expanded exponentially amid durations of cyclic production of new flush growths. The highest number of adult D. citri was captured by Rebel brown-yellow traps followed by Bamboo pole and yellow sticky traps with significant differences during the rainy months with monthly rainfall between 581-919 mm from October 2011 to March 2012 while higher catches were obtained by Bamboo pole traps during the dry months with monthly rainfall from 374-458 mm between May – September 2012. Yellow traps provided an indication of adult abundance and flight activity. It took about 21 months for D. citri population to spread all over the entire citrus garden. Rates of HLB transmission were related to high vector populations and spread was related to dispersing adults. Levels of HLB infected trees as determined by PCR increased progressively from 2.4% to 19.3% and 42.2% within four years after planting. The activity of infective D. citri is the key to HLB disease spread in a citrus orchard. Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16586/1/37916-134204-1-PB.pdf Leong, Sui Sien and Leong, Stephen Chan Teck and Beattie, G. Andrew C. (2020) Incidence and spread of huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening disease in relation to the distribution and fluctuation of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) population in a citrus orchard in Sarawak, Malaysia. Serangga, 25 (2). pp. 24-42. ISSN 1394-5130 https://ejournal.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1296/showToc |
| spellingShingle | Leong, Sui Sien Leong, Stephen Chan Teck Beattie, G. Andrew C. Incidence and spread of huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening disease in relation to the distribution and fluctuation of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) population in a citrus orchard in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title | Incidence and spread of huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening disease in relation to the distribution and fluctuation of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) population in a citrus orchard in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_full | Incidence and spread of huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening disease in relation to the distribution and fluctuation of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) population in a citrus orchard in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Incidence and spread of huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening disease in relation to the distribution and fluctuation of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) population in a citrus orchard in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incidence and spread of huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening disease in relation to the distribution and fluctuation of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) population in a citrus orchard in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_short | Incidence and spread of huanglongbing (HLB) or citrus greening disease in relation to the distribution and fluctuation of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) population in a citrus orchard in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_sort | incidence and spread of huanglongbing (hlb) or citrus greening disease in relation to the distribution and fluctuation of diaphorina citri kuwayama (hemiptera: psyllidae) population in a citrus orchard in sarawak, malaysia |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16586/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16586/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16586/1/37916-134204-1-PB.pdf |