First report of natural enemies and parasitism of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama en Sinaloa, México

The Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) is an insect pest of quarantine, vector of Candidatus Liberibacter proteobacteria that cause disease huanglongbing. The search for natural enemies of D. citri was done in the municipalities of Ahome, Guasave, Salvador Alvarado and Culiacan, Sinaloa. Samplings were made at intervals of 3 to 7 days, from June to November 2007, in citrus plants and lemon grass Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack. We identified six natural enemies of D. citri: Chrysoperla comanche (Banks), Chrysoperla rufilabris (Burmeister), Cycloneda sanguinea (L.), Olla v-nigrum (Mulsant), Diaphorencyrtus sp., and Diaphorencyrtus sp., y Tamarixia radiata (Waterston). The last specie caused natural parasitism from 0 to 59.6% and their relative abundance was 95.5%. The relative abundance of beetles C. sanguinea and O. v-nigrum was 30.8% higher than in lacewing species. The results presented in this study are the first formal report of natural enemies of the Asian citrus psyllid in Sinaloa, Mexico, some of which can be used to implement biological control.