Integrated Pest Management

Lebbeck mealybug

• Apply systemic chemistry with bloom safe label prior to fruit set.
• Manage for ants, particularly fire ants.
• Monitor for activity during fruit set and treat if needed to protect developing fruit.
• Include a spray oil in every foliar application and get thorough coverage of all parts of the tree.
• Move from groves with low infestation to high infestation, not the other way around to reduce spread.
• Sanitize equipment and tools.

Bulimulus bonariensis (snails)

• Seasonal activity begins in mid to late March.
• Snails are present though less abundant from October through mid-March.
• Snails are attracted to areas of moisture and tend to aggregate in these locations as temperatures increase throughout the day.
• Target management towards most active periods of the day, including late evening, overnight, and early morning.
• Attractive mollusk baits and abamectin formulated for foliar applications are the most effective chemistries tested to date.

Other invertebrate pests

• Asian citrus psyllid
• Rust mites
• Spider mites
• Citrus leafminer
• Diaprepes root weevil
• Citrus nematode

Resources

Quick Reference Guide to Citrus Insecticides and Miticides

Lebbeck mealybug

Citrus Pest Quick Guide: Lebbeck Mealybug Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead)

Asian citrus psyllid

Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psyllidae)

Florida Citrus Production Guide: Asian Citrus Psyllid

Citrus Pest Quick Guide: Asian Citrus Psyllid

TAP Sampling for Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) Field Sheet

A Close-up Look at Screens for Excluding Asian Citrus Psyllids

An Asian Citrus Psyllid Parasitoid: Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Shafee, Alam and Agarwal) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

An Asian Citrus Pysllid Parasitoid Tamarixia radiata (Waterston) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

Mites

Citrus Pest Quick Guide: Citrus Rust Mite and Pink Citrus Rust Mite (Phyllocoptruta oleivora Ashmead) (Aculops pelekassi Keifer)

Florida Citrus Production Guide: Rust Mites, Spider Mites, and Other Phytophagous Mites

A Guide to Citrus Mite Identification

Plant-Feeding Mites in Citrus

Citrus Rust Mite Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashmead) (Arachnida: Acari: Eriophyidae)

Citrus leafminer

Florida Citrus Production Guide: Citrus Leafminer

Citrus Leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Phyllocnistinae)

Citrus Pest Quick Guide: Citrus Leafminer (Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton)

Diaprepes root weevil

Florida Citrus Production Guide: Citrus Root Weevils

Diaprepes Root Weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Citrus Pest Quick Guide: Diaprepes Root Weevil

A Guide to Soil Insect Pests Identification

Field Diagnosis of Citrus Root Weevil Damage

Citrus nematode

Florida Citrus Production Guide: Nematodes

Citrus Nematode, Tylenchulus semipenetrans (Cobb 1913) (Nematoda: Secernentea: Tylenchida: Tylenchulidae: Tylenchulinae)