Utilizing Olive Fly Ecology Towards Sustainable Pest Management [PDF]
BiologyThe olive fly (Bactrocera oleae, OLF) is a major pest of global significance that occurs in places where olive cultivation thrives. This paper highlights the economic and environmental damage caused by OLF infestations, including reduced olive oil yield and quality, disrupted supply chains, and ecosystem imbalances due to heavy insecticide use ...
Giorgos Stavrianakis +2 more
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Black scale now a major olive pest
California Agriculture, 1976 Black scale, Saissetia oleae (Oliver), has, until recently, been a minor pest of olive in California, and the specific chemical controls established for black scale have seldom been used. Chemical control of another scale, Parlatoria, a more serious pest
G Sibbett, J Dibble, J Babcock
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Planting System and Cultivar Influence Olive Key-Pests Infestation in an Olive-Growing Vocated Area
HorticulturaeTraditional and intensive planting systems have paved the way for the phenomenon of intensification, with the super high-density (SHD) system being the most prominent. This system has demonstrated high levels of profitability due to both the reduction in
Michele Cutrone +6 more
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Biological ControlSustainable agricultural practices and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can minimize reliance on synthetic pesticides by including environmentally friendly pest control strategies. A promising but overlooked example of such a strategy is the augmentorium,
G.A. Desurmont +2 more
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A tritrophic interaction model for an olive tree pest, the olive moth — Prays oleae (Bernard) [PDF]
Ecological Modelling, 2021 Abstract The olive tree (Olea europaea L.) is among the oldest and most widespread crops in the Mediterranean basin. Portugal is the third olive producer in the European Union, and Tras-os-Montes region, located in northeastern Portugal, is the second Portuguese producing olive region.
Sonia Pappalardo +5 more
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Determining the Most Suitable Time to Harvest Olive Fruits Infected with Olive Fruit Fly ‘Bacterocera oleae’ Larvae Based on the Quality and Quantity of Fruit Oil [PDF]
Agrotechniques in Industrial Crops, 2022 This research aimed to determine the most suitable time to harvest olive fruits (Olea euopeae cv. Zard) infected with olive fly larvae based on the quality and quantity of the extracted oil. The experiment factors included the fruit type at two levels (1:
Majid Golmohammadie +2 more
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Population Dynamics of Pre-Imaginal Stages of Olive Fruit Fly Bactrocera oleae Gmel. (Diptera, Tephritidae) in the Region of Bar (Montenegro) [PDF]
Pesticidi i Fitomedicina, 2013 Olive fruit fly is the most harmful pest of olive fruits and important for oil production.Damage involves yield reduction as a consequence of premature fruit drop, but also areduced quality of olive oil and olive products.
Tatjana Perović, Snježana Hrnčić
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Analysis of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae transcriptome and phylogenetic classification of the major detoxification gene families [PDF]
, 2013 he olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae has a unique ability to cope with olive flesh, and is the most destructive pest of olives worldwide. Its control has been largely based on the use of chemical insecticides, however, the selection of insecticide ...
Antonios Chrysargyris +6 more
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Mating Disruption of the Olive Moth Prays oleae (Bernard) in Olive Groves Using Aerosol Dispensers
Insects, 2021 The olive moth (OM), Prays oleae (Bern.) (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae), is a major olive grove pest worldwide; however, until now, very few studies have investigated the effectiveness of mating disruption (MD) techniques against this pest.
Antonio Ortiz +5 more
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Population fluctuation of the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Dip.: Tephritidae) in the Tarom Sofla region, Iran [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران, 2023 Olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Rossi), is one of the most important and main pests that attack olives all around the world, especially in Mediterranean countries.
Ali Mohammadipour +3 more
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