Multiple Mating in the Citrophilous Mealybug Pseudococcus calceolariae: Implications for Mating Disruption [PDF]
Insects, 2019 The citrophilous mealybug Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell) (Hemiptera, Pseudococcidae) is a primary pest of various crops, including grapevines. The use of insecticides against this species is difficult in most cases because its life cycle includes an
Renato Ricciardi +3 more
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From Insect Pheromones to Mating Disruption [PDF]
, 2022 The present book, a reprint of the successful Insects Special Issue "From Insect Pheromones to Mating Disruption: Theory and Practice", includes laboratory and field studies dealing with insect pheromones, as well as on mating disruption efficacy against
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Effect of Pheromone-Mediated Mating Disruption on Pest Population Density of Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) (Crambidae: Lepidoptera) [PDF]
Insects, 2020 The legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata) is one of the most serious legume pests due to its wide host range and high damage potential. Pheromone components on M. vitrata have been previously identified, allowing research on more environmentally friendly IPM
Onkarappa Dhanyakumar +6 more
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Development of a Mating Disruption Program for a Mealybug, Planococcus ficus, in Vineyards [PDF]
Insects, 2020 The vine mealybug (VMB), Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is a key insect pest of vineyards, and improvements in sustainable control of this pest are needed to meet increasing consumer demand for organically farmed products.
Kent M. Daane +6 more
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Combined Effects of Mating Disruption, Insecticides, and the Sterile Insect Technique on Cydia pomonella in New Zealand [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Codling moth was introduced into New Zealand, and remains a critical pest for the apple industry. Apples exported to some markets require strict phytosanitary measures to eliminate the risk of larval infestation.
Rachael M. Horner +4 more
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Active Assessment of Female Codling Moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), Mating Status Under Mating Disruption Technologies [PDF]
InsectsMost assessments of sex pheromone-based mating disruption (MD) for codling moth (CM), Cydia pomonella (L.), have not included measurements of female mating.
Alan Lee Knight +2 more
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Comparison of Mating Disruption and Insecticide Application for Control of Peachtree Borer and Lesser Peachtree Borer (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) in Peach [PDF]
Insects, 2020 The peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa, and lesser peachtree borer, S. pictipes, are economically important indirect pests of peach in West Virginia.
Daniel L. Frank +2 more
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Control of Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple orchards using the mating disruption technique [PDF]
PeerJThe codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is a major, economically important pest of apple orchards in Türkiye. This study was conducted with the objective of evaluating the efficacy of the mating disruption technique in ...
Alperen Kutalmış, Ekrem Ögür
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Controlling tomato pinworm by mating disruption
California Agriculture, 1988 Tomato pinworm occurs principally in tropical tomato-growing areas where winters are mild, particularly Florida, the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, southern California, and Mexico. It is not an important pest of fresh market and processing tomatoes in
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Control of Oriental fruit moth by mating disruption [PDF]
California Agriculture, 1987 Confusing the male Oriental fruit moth by flooding peach orchards with the female's pheromone provided excellent control of the insect and may be an alternative to conventional insecticide use.
C Weakley, P Kirsch, R Rice
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