Antifeedant and sublethal effects of imidacloprid on Asian citrus psyllid, <i>Diaphorina citri</i>

Abstract

Sublethal concentrations of imidacloprid negatively affect development, reproduction, survival and longevity of ACP, which likely contributes to population reductions over time. Also, reduced feeding by ACP adults on plants treated with sublethal concentrations of imidacloprid may potentially decrease the capacity of ACP to successfully acquire and transmit the HLB causal pathogen.