Laboratory and Field Trials to Identify Sustainable Chemical Control Strategies for Trioza erytreae in European Citrus Orchards

: Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) is one of the psyllid insect vectors of the causal agents of huanglongbing. This paper proposes an assessment of the effectiveness of several pesticides with and without a pine oil-based organic adjuvant, in order to contain the spread and population of this pest and reduce the side effects on the Tamarixia dryi parasitoid. Five insecticides and their combinations with pine oil were sprayed against T. erytreae on citrus trees under semi-field and field conditions. The effect of the same treatments was assessed on T. dryi under laboratory conditions. All insecticides, except for acetamiprid, increased their effectiveness when combined with pine oil under both conditions. Cyantraniliprole, dimethoate, and their respective combinations with the organic adjuvant showed the highest efficacies against T. erytreae . Under laboratory conditions, dimethoate reported the most negative effect on T. dryi activity whereas cyantraniliprole and its combination with pine oil yielded a low toxicity effect on this parasitoid. Our results recommend the development of an integrated control approach for citrus growers based on an insecticide rotation program, preventing the emergence of pest resistance to one substance. In this sense, other insecticides, such as lambda-cyhalothrin with pine oil adjuvant or acetamiprid, could be considered.


Introduction
Spain is the sixth largest citrus-growing country worldwide and the first in the European Union and the Mediterranean Basin, with a total production of six million tons in 2019. The Mediterranean Basin, with an overall production of 26.7 million tons, is the second largest citrus-growing area worldwide behind China in 2019 [1].
Huanglongbing (HLB), or Citrus Greening, is one of the most devastating citrus diseases worldwide; it is caused by three species of uncultured, phloem-restricted, obligate parasite, and proteobacteria: Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Jagoueix, Bové, and Garnier) (CLas), Candidatus Liberibacter africanus (Jagoueix, Bové and Garnier) (CLaf), and Candidatus Liberibacter americanus (Teixeira, Saillard, Eveillard, Danet, da Costa, Ayres & Bové) (CLam) [2][3][4][5][6]. Trees infected with this pathogen become unproductive and die an ectoparasitoid, which oviposits its eggs on the third to fifth nymphal stages of T. erytreae, and its nymphs feed on them throughout its development [24,43]. Classical biological control with this wasp has effectively reduced the populations of T. erytreae on the islands of Mauritius, Reunion Islands, and St. Helena [41,44,45]. Such previous and positive results, combined with the lack of effective biological control agents against T. erytreae native to the Iberian Peninsula and Atlantic islands, led to the use of a classic biological control strategy in Spain [23,46]. Urbaneja-Bernat et al. [24] carried out a host range test of T. dryi that confirmed that this natural enemy is a highly specific parasitoid, and its introduction in Europe should not affect other psyllid species. Thus, individuals of this ectoparasitoid were collected from several citrus orchards from Pretoria (South Africa) and introduced in the Canary Islands (Spain) to control the population of the psyllid vector (AfCP), showing positive results and spread capabilities [43,47]. In 2020, this positive work contributed to the first experimental releases on the northern Iberian mainland, including Galicia (Spain) and Portugal in lemon trees orchards [48]. However, the success of this parasitoid in European citrus orchards in the future will be contingent on the availability of selective insecticides for AfCP pest management. Moreover, little research is available into the lethal effect of insecticides on T. dryi, as with other species of Tamarixia such as T. radiata (Waterston) [49,50].
In order to develop integrated control strategies against AfCP, the aims of this study were: (i) to assess the efficacy of several insecticides with and without an organic adjuvant for T. erytreae chemical control; and (ii) to assess the lethal effects at different stages of the parasitic wasp T. dryi in order to select the best combination for integrated control.

Insecticides and Adjuvant
The five insecticides used in these assays are listed in Table 1. Twelve treatments were carried out in all trials: five insecticides were sprayed separately and with an adjuvant, as well as water with and without adjuvant as control treatments. The adjuvant used (Table 1) is a commercial product comprised of pine oil, which increases the contact action and coverage of foliar applied pesticides to improve the contact action and the coverage of these applications in all types of crops.
All insecticides were applied at the commercially recommended dose and were selected as they were authorized to control other citrus sucking pests or they were effective in psyllid control in other crops. They have either, contact action, systemic action or both. In all cases, a pH regulator (Triple color ® ) was used in each treatment preparation, and a protective plastic screen was placed between adjacent plants (semi-field) or trees (field) during insecticide application in order to avoid spray drift.

Insect Source and Inoculation
All insects used in the semi-field trial for plant inoculation were collected in two insecticide-free lemons (Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck) orchards located in the northern part of the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)) in the Municipality of Valleseco (28°3′45.42″ N, 15°34′26.45″ W) at 800 m.a.s.l. (meters above the sea level) All insects were collected within 48 h of infestation of experimental plants. Adult insects were captured in 13 ml test tubes by entomological vacuum and stored in a cooler box for transportation and plant inoculation in the greenhouse.
Thirty-six potted citrus plants were artificially infested with T. erytreae adults. Citrus plants were previously pruned to ensure homogeneity in flushing. Up to two 2-4 cm long shoots per plant were inoculated and pocketed with tulle bags. Adults were kept in shoots for a maximum of four days; thus, encouraging the laying of eggs. After the inoculation period, only those plants with a presence of 100-200 T. erytreae individuals (eggs and N1-N2 nymphs) per shoot in at least two shoots were selected. These shoots were marked and were correctly numbered for suitable mortality monitoring after treatments. Tulle bags were removed before treatments and repositioned once finished; thus, preventing entry of T. dryi parasitoids or other natural enemies.

Experimental Design, Treatments, and Psyllid Assessment
Thirty-six plants were selected for the treatments (each plant with two marked shoots with 100-200 T. erytreae individuals were considered as an experimental unit). Thus, one plant per treatment was set up in a randomized complete block design comprising 12 treatments that were replicated three times. For each treatment, one liter of insecticide solution was prepared ( Table 2) and applied using a manual sprayer (Matabi EKO 1000 ml; Goizper Group, Antzuola, Gipuzkoa, Spain). The entire surface of the plant was sprayed with fine droplets, preventing excessive treatment and dripping.

Trial Location
A field experiment was carried out during July 2019 in a commercial lemon orchard (Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck) located in the northern part of Gran Canaria in the Municipality of Valleseco (28°3′45.42″ N, 15°34′26.45″ W) at 800 m.a.s.l. For orchard selection, several criteria were applied: (1) no chemical treatments had been applied in recent years; (2) homogeneous pest presence; (3) homogeneous new shoots presence.
Weather conditions during insecticide application were recorded using a PCE-THA 10 thermohygrometer. Temperature and humidity were taken using an OM-92 OMEGA data logger with a protective housing throughout the study. During the trial period, the average, maximum and minimum temperatures were 15.8, 24.3, and 10.4 °C, respectively, and the average, maximum, and minimum relative humidities were 74.7%, 93.7%, and 50.7%, respectively.

Experimental Design, Treatments, and Psyllid Assessment
Seventy-two trees were selected on account of their similar size and canopy volume, health status, and pest level. The experiment was arranged as a randomized complete block design with three replicates of twelve treatments; the experimental plot consisted of two nearby trees, avoiding perimeter trees at every replicate.
In each tree, three shoots that were naturally infested by AfCP with the presence of eggs and N1-N2 nymphs of T. erytreae (≈100-200 individuals per shoot) were selected. Only 3-4 leaves per shoot were chosen, removing the remaining leaves. All selected shoots were covered by tulle bags in order to catch and count emerged adults, avoiding new egg laying, and preventing T. dryi parasitoid interferences.
Before spraying, tulle bags were removed and replaced after the treatment. A batterysprayer KURIL KSP 18D (12 V, 7 Ah, 18 l, 4 bar pressure and membrane pump; Pereiro de Aguiar, Ourense, Spain) with a 1.6 mm spray nozzle was used for each insecticide application. The 12 treatment compounds ( Table 2) were used for this trial. An average preparation volume of 5.54 litres per treatment was used per tree application and a piece of 26 × 76 mm 2 hydro-sensitive paper (Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Basel, Switzerland) was placed next to each selected shoot in order to ensure the homogeneity of every treatment.
The number of T. erytreae eggs, nymphs, and adults was counted before and 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after application in each shoot selected. This assessment process was carried out using the head magnifying glass described for semi-field trial.

Acute Toxicity of Insecticides to T. dryi
Two different bioassays were carried out in May and June 2019, one with T. dryi pupae (most tolerant stage), and another with T. dryi adults (the most susceptible stage to insecticides). Both bioassays were set-up in the laboratory at the ICIA facilities in Pozo Izquierdo (Gran Canaria) at room temperature. Temperature and humidity were recorded using an OM-92 OMEGA data logger throughout the study. During the trial period, the average, maximum, and minimum temperatures were 26.7, 27.5, and 25.8 °C, respectively, and the average, maximum, and minimum relative humidities were 55.3%, 60.1%, and 50.6%, respectively.

Effect on T. dryi Pupae
To obtain parasitoid pupae, leaves with parasitized T. erytreae nymphs were collected from a non-treated area in the same commercial lemon orchard as described above for the field trial, stored in plastic bags, kept in a cooler box for transportation, and stored in a refrigerator at 10 °C in the laboratory until use required.
Each experimental unit consisted of one citrus leaf with a total of ten parasitized T. erytreae N4-N5 nymphs (with clearly visible external meconium) placed in individual glass tubes with the leaf petiole immersed in water free (2 ml) as humidity sources. Parasitized nymphs were selected using a stereo microscope (40×; MoticEurope, S.L.U., Barcelona, Spain) and marked alongside the leaf with a permanent marker dot, with the remaining nymphs being discarded using a dissecting needle.
The same insecticide treatments described in Table 2 were used for this experiment at a volume solution of 100 ml. Leaves were treated by immersion in 100 ml plastic pots, placed on laboratory filter paper for one-hour air-drying, and lastly arranged in a completely randomized design with six replicates of twelve treatments. The number of nymphs with and without emerging holes were counted after a seven-day incubation period.

Effect on T. dryi Adults
A total of 1440 T. dryi adults up to 72 h old were required every week. Plant material with parasitized T. erytreae nymphs was regularly collected from non-treated trees in the same commercial lemon orchard described above and placed in a ventilated insect emergence cage for adult wasp. Adult wasps (≤72 hours' life) were extracted using an entomological aspirator, grouped into clusters of ten within ventilated 13 ml test tubes, and kept refrigerated at 10 °C for bioassay set up.
Acute toxicity of the selected insecticides (Table 2) against T. dryi adults was assessed both in fresh residue (3 h after the application (haa)) and in dry residue (7, 14, and 21 daa) using leaf discs (2.5 cm Ø) of C. sinensis ('Washington Navel' cultivar) punched from sprayed plants (in similar way and conditions as for the semi-field trial). The experimental unit consisted of a ventilated petri dish (4.5 cm Ø) containing a treated leaf disc on 2% agar (to prevent leaf-disc for drying) with ten T. dryi adults (five males and five females) up to 72 h old and supplemented with a couple of organic honey droplets as food ( Figure  1). The experiment consisted of four replicates per treatment (40 T. dryi adults per treatment) that were fully randomized and repeated twice. Mortality was assessed 24 h after exposure using the same stereo microscope as previously described.

Data Analysis
For each experiment, raw values obtained were used to calculate the percentage of corrected mortality (PM; %) considering the total individuals counted (eggs + nymphs + adults). PM was adjusted to the control treatment using Abbott's equation [53] as PM = 100(C − T)/C (where C = average of alive individuals from the control treatment for each assessment timing; T = alive individuals per each sample replicate, treatment, and assessment timing) and this parameter was calculated for each elemental unit of the experiments. Raw PM values were analyzed through a one-way ANOVA and Fisher's LSD test (p < 0.05) [54] using the free software R version 4.0.2 [55] with the package "agricolae" [56]. For parasitoid results, pesticides were classified into four toxicity categories according to guidelines for beneficial organisms of IOBC/WPRS (pesticides and beneficial organisms): Class 1 = PM < 25% (harmless); Class 2 = 25 ≤ PM ≤ 50% (slightly harmful); Class 3 = 51 ≤ PM ≤ 75% (moderately harmful); and Class 4 = PM > 75% (harmful) [57][58][59].

Evaluation of the Combination of Five Insecticides with an Organic Adjuvant on T. erytreae under Semi-Field Conditions
At 5 daa, the PM of T. erytreae individuals (eggs and nymphs) did not show statistical differences among the treatments assayed (F10;54 = 1.32; and p = 0.24). The highest value of PM was achieved with a cyantraniliprole + adjuvant (pine oil) treatment with a percentage higher than 70%, followed by lambda-cyhalothrin + pine oil, acetamiprid, cyantraniliprole, dimethoate + pine oil, acetamiprid + pine oil, flonicamid + pine oil, dimethoate, lambda-cyhalothrin, flonicamid, and pine oil without significant differences. At 7 daa, the PM of T. erytreae individuals did not yet display significant differences among the treatments assayed (F10;54 = 1.69; and p = 0.11). The highest mortality response against T. erytreae individuals was reached with the treatment lambda-cyhalothrin + pine oil (74.06%), followed by cyantraniliprole + pine oil, acetamiprid, dimethoate + pine oil, cyantraniliprole, acetamiprid + pine oil, dimethoate, flonicamid + pine oil; lambda-cyhalothrin, flonicamid, and pine oil. The PM of T. erytreae individuals showed with significant differences among the treatments assayed at 14 daa (F10;54 = 3.14; and p = 0.003). The combined treatment of cyantraniliprole + pine oil showed the highest mortality on insect individuals, followed by acetamiprid, lambda-cyhalothrin + pine oil, dimethoate + pine oil, and cyantraniliprole without significant differences. Thus, the remaining of the treatments assayed showed the lowest significant mortality rates. At 21 daa, the PM of T. erytreae individuals were statistically different among the treatments assayed (F10;54 = 5.72; and p < 0.001). The combination of cyantraniliprole + pine oil again reported the highest mortality effect, followed by acetamiprid, cyantraniliprole, lambda-cyhalothrin + pine oil, dimethoate + pine oil, and without significant differences. The PM of the other treatments showed lower significant mortality compared with cyantraniliprole + pine oil, with pine oil alone displaying the lowest mortality. Lastly, at 28 daa, all PM values of T. erytreae individuals showed significant differences (F10;54 = 8.07; and p < 0.001) among the treatments assayed. Thus, cyantraniliprole combined with pine oil again achieved the highest PM in all the experiments, followed by cyantraniliprole, acetamiprid, dimethoate + pine oil, lambdacyhalothrin + pine oil, and dimethoate without significant differences. The remaining treatments showed lower significant mortality rates, and pine oil treatment alone recorded the lowest PM value. Overall, the mortality of all active ingredients tested against T. erytreae was improved with the organic adjuvant (pine oil), except in insecticide acetamiprid, in which this combination weakened its PM values in all assessment periods (Table 3).

Evaluation of the Combination of Five Insecticides with an Organic Adjuvant on T. erytreae under Field Conditions
At 7 daa, the PM of T. erytreae individuals (eggs, nymphs and adults) reported statistical differences among the treatments assayed (F10;187 = 2.50; and p = 0.008). The highest PM value was found in the cyantraniliprole + pine oil treatment, followed by dimethoate + pine oil, dimethoate, and acetamiprid treatments, without statistical differences. The remaining treatments reported significant lower mortality rates compared with cyantraniliprole + pine oil, and pine oil alone showed the lowest value. The PM of T. erytreae individuals was significantly different at 14 daa (F10;187 = 7.73; and p < 0.001). Thus, the highest mortality value was again obtained with cyantraniliprole + pine oil treatment, followed by dimethoate + pine oil, dimethoate, acetamiprid, and acetamiprid + pine oil without statistical differences. The remaining treatments reported lower significant mortality, with the pine oil treatment reporting the lowest response. At 21 daa, the values of PM of T. erytreae individuals reported significant differences among the treatments assayed (F10;186 = 16.14; and p < 0.001). The highest PM was again achieved by the cyantraniliprole + pine oil treatment, followed by dimethoate + pine oil, dimethoate, cyantraniliprole, and acetamiprid, without significant differences. The remaining treatments showed lower significant mortality rates, with the lowest response being reported by the pine oil treatment alone. Lastly, at 28 daa, PM of T. erytreae individuals showed statistical differences among the treatments assayed (F10;187 = 23.12; and p < 0.001). The combination of cyantraniliprole + pine oil achieved the highest mortality effect against T. erytreae, followed by dimethoate + pine oil, cyantraniliprole, dimethoate, lambda-cyhalothrin + pine oil, and acetamiprid, without statistical differences. The remaining treatments showed lower significant mortality values, with pine oil reporting the lowest mortality response. In general, all active ingredients tested in this field experiment against T. erytreae increased their PM response when combined with the organic adjuvant (pine oil), except for insecticide acetamiprid (Table 4).

Evaluation of Treatments on T. dryi Pupae
When T. dryi pupae were sprayed, the test showed significant differences among the treatments assayed (F10; 55 = 13.12; and p < 0.001). Dimethoate and its combination with pine oil reported the highest effects on the parasitoid pupae emergence, with a harmful response of 100% and 98% of mortality (Class 4), respectively. A moderately harmful response was displayed by acetamiprid, lambda-cyhalothrin and their respective combinations with the organic adjuvant, with a percentage between 71% and 59% (Class 3), statistically different compared with dimethoate treatments. The cyantraniliprole, flonicamid treatments, and their respective combinations with pine oil showed a slightly harmful incidence against T. dryi pupae, with a mortality percentage between 40% and 29% (Class 2), statistically different compared with the highest mortality values of but without significant differences compared with Pine oil alone. Overall, all the insecticides assayed slightly reduced their side effect on T. dryi individuals when combined with the organic adjuvant ( Figure 2).

Evaluation of Treatments on T. dryi Adults
Significant differences in T. dryi adult mortality among the treatments assayed were found (F10;191 = 36.95; and p < 0.001) when exposed to fresh treatment residues (3 haa). Thus, treatment of dimethoate and its combination with pine oil reported the highest harmful response on T. dryi adults (Class 4) with statistical differences compared with the remaining treatments. Acetamiprid, acetamiprid + pine oil and lambda-cyhalothrin + pine oil displayed a slightly harmful incidence (Class 2), with significant differences compared with the highest and the lowest PM recorded. Additionally, the remaining treatments showed harmless incidence (Class 1), with the lowest mortality being recorded by cyantraniliprole + pine oil. At 7daa, significant differences of T. dryi adults PM were found among the treatments assayed (F10;118 = 3; and p = 0.002). The highest mortality incidence on T. dryi adults was found with the dimethoate treatment, followed by lambda-cyhalothrin, dimethoate + pine oil, lambda-cyhalothrin + pine oil (Class 2) and acetamiprid (Class 1), without statistical differences. The remaining treatments displayed lower significant incidence (Class 1), in which pine oil was the lowest harmful value. At 14 daa, treatment residues did not display statistical differences on T. dryi mortality among the treatments assayed (F10;114 = 1.86; and p = 0.058). Hence, the highest and the lowest toxicity was achieved with acetamiprid + pine oil (Class 2) and cyantraniliprole + pine oil (Class 1), respectively, and even the latter reported a lower PM than Pine oil alone. Lastly, at 21 daa, statistical differences were found for PM T. dryi adults (F10;119 = 2.65; and p = 0.006). The highest significant mortality rate of T. dryi was recorded by lambda-cyhalothrin (Class 2), followed by cyantraniliprole, lambda-cyhalothrin + pine oil, acetamiprid, dimethoate, and flonicamid + pine oil without significant differences. On the other hand, flonicamid, acetamiprid + pine oil, dimethoate + pine oil, and cyantraniliprole + pine oil showed harmless PM (Class 1) without significant differences compared with the pine oil treatment alone (Table 5).

Discussion
Our study demonstrates the efficacy of different insecticide treatments and their combination with an organic adjuvant on T. erytreae and its parasitoid T. dryi via mortality incidence. A series of laboratory, semi-field and field trials showed that the inclusion of pine oil increased the efficacy of the insecticide tested on T. erytreae and reduced their negative effect on T. dryi. Insecticides are one of the most effective tools in reducing the spread of the psyllid vectors, such as Diaphorina citri (AsCP) and Trioza erytreae (AfCP) [33]. However, this method is not likely to eradicate psyllids population, but it will maintain the pest level as low as possible [23] through continuous multiple sprays on a yearly basis [4]. Chemical control is well-established preventive method against the spread and severity in HLB-free regions [33].
In South Africa, chemical control of AfCP has been carried out using insecticide foliar applications of chlorpyrifos, dimethoate, endosulfan, isofenphos, monocrotophos, oxydemeton methyl, and triazophos [17,60]. However, all of these chemical substances have been banned from agricultural use in the European Union since the 2000s, except for chlorpyrifos and dimethoate, which have recently been included in the list of banned substances [27]. In our study, we use dimethoate, lambda-cyhalothrin, acetamiprid, flonicamid, and cyantraniliprole; these chemical compounds are permitted for use in agriculture in the European Union, however dimethoate was banned after completion of our experimental study.
Results showed that the highest effectiveness of these compounds was 28 days after treatment under semi-field and field conditions, except in the case of flonicamid, which reported the highest mortality 21 days after application under field conditions (33.41%). The effectiveness of sprayed insecticides ranged between 53-92% and 29-90% under semifield and field conditions at 28 daa, respectively. Our dimethoate rate was slightly lower than a rate previously reported [33] for AsCP adults and nymphs (above 90%) for a similar assessment period. Furthermore, Qureshi et al. [33] reported an effectiveness percentage higher than 90% for lambda-cyhalothrin and no suppression with acetamiprid; these figures are not in line with our results, which reveal a mortality effect lower than 60% for lambda-cyhalothrin and 80% for acetamiprid. These differences could be accounted for by the different species of psyllid vector being evaluated. In addition, cyantraniliprole and flonicamid were our highest and lowest efficacy insecticide, respectively, which is in keeping with the effectiveness for AsCP [33]. All of these active ingredients increased their effectiveness on T. erytreae under semi-field and field conditions when combined with a pine oil adjuvant, except for acetamiprid. Similarly, Srinivasan et al. [61] demonstrated that the combination of two organic adjuvants (Silwet L-77 and Kinetic) increased the effectiveness of imidacloprid and abamectin against AsCP. Hence, the incorporation of an organic adjuvant compound improved the integrated pest management strategy implemented.
Previous studies have tested the incidence of different chemical substances on T. radiata, a natural parasitoid of the psyllid vector D. citri [50,58]. Similarly, we have assayed the same five insecticides and their combination with the organic adjuvant, as described above, on the T. erytreae parasitoid T. dryi. Beloti et al. [58] reported the lowest emergence rate for T. radiata pupae with chlorpyrifos (18.6%) and dimethoate (40.9%). According to our results, for T. dryi pupae individuals dimethoate was the most harmful compound; a moderately harmful response was obtained by lambda cyhalothrin and acetamiprid, and a slightly harmful incidence was recorded flonicamid and cyantraniliprole. Beloti et al. [58] reported the highest toxicity in T. radiata adults using organophosphates insecticides, such as dimethoate, which was similar to our results, in which the highest harmful response of T. dryi adults with dimethoate was reached after exposure to fresh residues (3 h after application). Otherwise, we reported the highest T. dryi toxicity after 7-day exposure residues of lambda-cyhalothrin (35%) and fresh residues of acetamiprid (31%), respectively. This response is in line with the results by Beloti et al. [58], which reported mortality rates higher than 48% and 65% for lambda-cyhalothrin and acetamiprid, respectively. Additionally, our results reported a harmless response with the treatment of cyantraniliprole after 3 h and 7 day of the application. Conversely, the incidence of cyantraniliprole + lambda-cyhalothrin was above 48% for T. radiata adults [58]; this rate could be accounted by the high effect of lambda-cyhalothrin.
Overall, our results indicate that cyantraniliprole was the most effective treatment against T. erytreae under semi-field and field conditions. Furthermore, this insecticide did not have a negative effect on T. dryi activity, in line with the results by Tiwari and Stelinski [62] for T. radiata. This beneficial response could be due to low toxicity to non-target and broad spectrum organisms only for sucking and chewing insects with a low chemical risk [63]. Mortality effect was even increased on T. erytreae and reduced on T. dryi when this specific chemical substance was combined with the pine oil adjuvant. Thus, cyantraniliprole alone and/or combined with pine oil proved to be the best option to be included in an integrated control strategy against T. erytreae and HLB disease. Nevertheless, in order to avoid emerging resistance, alternating with other chemical actives are recommended. In this sense, other less effective insecticides than cyantraniliprole could be deemed as potential candidates for a rotational program of chemical control of AfCP, such as lambda-cyhalothrin with pine oil adjuvant or acetamiprid, which were largely lower harmful to T. dryi than dimethoate treatments, but also effective against T. erytreae. This is not the case of flonicamid, which was the least toxic compound on the effect to T. dryi, but this substance did not report an effective control against T. erytreae. Further research will involve the evaluation of these less effective insecticides and other allowed chemical actives in Spain.

Conclusions
Our research has reported new interesting data on several insecticides and their combinations with a pine oil organic adjuvant for use in the chemical control of Trioza erytreae in European citrus orchards, given their effectiveness against the pest and its low toxicity against its parasitoid T. dryi. This provides new insights on integrated pest management strategy for citrus growers, preventing the appearance of pest-chemical resistance and the emergence of HLB in free crop areas. In addition, the benefits of the use of an organic adjuvant have been confirmed in the development of more sustainable control strategies by increasing the effectiveness of the insecticide and reducing the side effects against T. dryi.