Factors affecting the orientation of Dialeurodes citri (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on persimmon leaves [Dyospyros kaki]

Factors affecting the orientation of Dialeurodes citri (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on persimmon leaves [Dyospyros kaki]

Adults of the citrus whitefly, Dialeurodes citri (Ashmead), on Japanese persimmon, Dyospyros kaki L.f., congregate almost exclusively on the bottom sides of leaves. The purpose of the present tests was to determine whether D. citri adults orient themselves on leaves of D. kaki in response to light,...

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Published in:The Florida entomologist Vol. 66; no. 1; pp. 208 - 210
Main Authors: Crocker, R.L, Hamon, A.V
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Florida Entomological Society 01-03-1983
Subjects:
Aleyrodidae
Dialeurodes citri
Leaves
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Summary:Adults of the citrus whitefly, Dialeurodes citri (Ashmead), on Japanese persimmon, Dyospyros kaki L.f., congregate almost exclusively on the bottom sides of leaves. The purpose of the present tests was to determine whether D. citri adults orient themselves on leaves of D. kaki in response to light, gravity, or factors in the leaves.
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ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.2307/3494568