Evaluation of Organophosphate and Pyrethroid Insecticides for Control of Asian Citrus Psyllid and Citrus Leafminer on Oranges, Summer, 2014: Table 1

ACP is the key pest of Florida citrus due to its role as vector of greening disease or “huanglongbing.” Feeding damage from CLM larvae facilitates spread of citrus canker caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri . Both pests feed on young flush and are also damaging in their own right. Therefore, effective insecticides are needed. The experimental block at a commercial grove near Labelle, FL, consisted of 12-yr-old sweet orange “Hamlin” orange trees planted at a density of 132 trees/acre. Seven treatments and an untreated check were randomly distributed …