Suitability of Citrus Spp. and Ardisia Solanacea for Laboratory Rearing of the Citrus Blackfly, Aleurocanthus Woglumi
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No citrus blackfly preference was found for rough lemon plants grown in the laboratory under 16L:8D photophase (artificial light) versus those grown in the greenhouse (natural light). Of 3 plant species, rough lemon (Citrus limon [L.] Burm. f. `Rough'), sour orange (Citrus aurantium L.), and Ardisia solanacea Roxb., analyzed for their efficacy as citrus blackfly hosts, rough lemon was found to be the most suitable host plant for mass production of citrus blackfly and its parasites.Downloads
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