Citrus psylla attractant

Abstract

The invention discloses a citrus psylla attractant which is prepared from the following components in percentage by weight: 1%-5% of alpha-pinene, 50%-80% of D-limonene, 1%-5% of ocimene, 1%-5% of linalool, 10%-20% of gamma-terpinene, 1%-5% of naphthalene, 1%-5% of n-tetradecane, 1%-5% of linalyl acetate, 1%-5% of methyl salicylate, 1%-5% of lauric acid, 1%-5% of citral, and 1%-5% of acetic acid.The citrus psylla attractant has the advantages of good attracting effect, strong specificity, long lasting time, high efficiency, natural property, environmental protection and the like, and does notcause harm to natural enemies, beneficial insects, human and livestock and crops, and target pests do not produce resistance to the attractant.

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technical field

[0001] The invention belongs to the field of pest control, and in particular relates to an attractant for citrus psyllids. technical background

[0002] Citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, Hemiptera Hemiptera, Psyllidae Psyllidae, is the most serious citrus pest worldwide, capable of spreading the Gram-negative bacteria CandidatusLiberibacter spp. parasitic in the phloem, causing highly destructive citrus Huanglongbing. Citrus Huanglongbing can infect a variety of Rutaceae plants, including Citrus, Citrus, Kumquat, and Murata. Infected trees have various symptoms, including leaf chlorosis, branchlet death, fruit drop, deformity, small fruit, and reduced fruit quality. It can even lead to the death of fruit trees, and there is currently no cure for the disease.

[0003] For the control of citrus psyllids, currently mainly rely on chemical insecticides, but chemical insecticides will kill or attract other insects or even beneficial insects while killing...

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