Citrus and Avocado Pests - ENTO 313

California red scale - Hemiptera sternorrhyncha - no honeydew - predator Aphytis melinus (parasitoid wasp)

Cottony cushion scale - Hemiptera sternorrhyncha - Honeydew - Predatory Vadalia beetle

brown soft scale - Hemiptera sternorrhyncha - HEAVY honeydew - many predators

citrus aphids - Hemiptera sternorrhyncha - heavy honeydew - Braconid parasitoids , syrohid fly, lacewing larvae, lady beetle - has cornicles - leaf curling

Citrus mealybugs - Hemiptera sternorrhyncha - heavy honeydew - encyrtid paraditoids -

Mealybug destroyer - Coleoptera - ants protect them as they are honey dew producers

whiteflies - Hemiptera sterrnorhyncha - wooly: thick wax+ honeydew- nesting - new - Cales noaki & Amitus spiniferus - no control

Citrus thrips- Thysanoptera - 6-8 generations per year

Citrus Bud mite - *Eriophyid family - found in flower buds - cant see

Citrus red mite - Trombidiformes - feed on leaf and fruit surfaces - silver scarring

Katydid - Orthoptera ensifera - scar young fruit w/ bite to rind -

Citrus leafminer - Lepidoptera - most insecticides dont work

Asian Citrus Psyllid - Hempitera sternorrhyncha - Huanlongbing disease or citrus greening - blotchy discolored leaves or not good taste

Persea mites - Trombidiformes - AVACADO - live under leaves—> thick webbing

Avocado thrips - Thysanoptera - Scarring can prevent development - 2+ inch fruit no longer susceptible to feeding damage