Syed Makhdoom Hussain
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, PakistanPublications
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Research
Temporal patterns of Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) population on selected citrus varieties in response to weather variables in Faisalabad, Pakistan
Author(s): Zeeshan Javed, Muhammad Asrar*, Syed Makhdoom Hussain and Azhar Rasul
Citrus Greening (CG), also called Huanglongbing (HLB), is an invasive bacterial infection of citrus crops, caused by Diaphorina citri, or citrus psyllid. This bacterium is a major threat to productivity as well as export of citrus crops. In the current research, the population dynamics of D. citri was surveyed on Mosambi, Feutrell and Kinnow orchards of district Faisalabad from June 2023 to 2024. In addition, different abiotic factors i.e. temperature, rainfall, humidity, sunshine, and evaporation rates were assessed to investigate their relation with the distribution of D. citri. The month of September and October were found to be the most active time period of D. citri growth, while, their lowest population was witnessed from the month of December till March. The population of D. citri was maximum when abiotic factors, i.e. 21.54°C-34.32°C temperature, 57.42°C-82.57% rel.. Read More»
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.200121