Artemisia vulgaris, Journet & Vickery, 1979
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vulgaris Journet & Vickery, 1979 View in CoL
Type locality: USA, Michigan, Wyoming; Canada, Quebec, Ontario. Additional distribution: Widespread in USA and Canada. Host plant: Solidago canadensis , S. rugosa , S. graminifolia .
Type locality: Australia.
Additional distribution: Introduced in New Zealand, USA.
Host plant: Eucalyptus citriodora , E. maculata .
Remarks: A minor pest on lemon-scented gum ( E citriodora ) and spotted gum ( E. maculata ) in California, and high summer temperatures appear to limit psyllid numbers ( Paine & Dreistadt 2007). First recorded in California in 1995 ( Gill 1995); common name: lemon gum psyllid.
Type locality: Australia.
Additional distribution: Introduced in Europe, New Zealand, South America, USA. Host plant: At least nine Eucalyptus spp. ( Burckhardt 1998), including E. pulverulenta , E. globulus in California. Remarks: First recorded in California in the 1990s ( Gill 1991, 1992); common name: blue gum psyllid. This species can have four or more generations per year.
Parasitoids: Psyllaephagus pilosus Noyes ; this introduced parasitoid is a highly effective classical biological control agent. Insecticide use for this pest was eliminated by 1994 as the parasitoids spread throughout California ( Dahlsten et al. 1998).
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