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Excess nitrogen raises nectarine susceptibility to disease and insects

California Agriculture, 1995
This multidisciplinary study examined the effects of nitrogen fertilization on nectarine yield, fruit quality, brown rot and moth pests. Results indicate that excess nitrogen fertilization did not increase fruit yield or improve fruit quality; however ...
K Daane, R Johnson, T Michailides, C Crisosto, J Dlott, H Ramirez, G Yokota, D Morgan   +7 more
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Pheromone monitoring of harmful Lepidoptera present in Bistrita area in apple and plum orchards [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Horticulture, 2021
This study investigates the Lepidoptera order representatives among the pests present in apple and plum orchards in the central and northern part of the Bistrita region. This study aimed to find out which ones of the Lepidoptera pests are present in the
S.D. Rosu-Mares, M. Pojar Feneșan, I. Ciotlaus, A. Balea, A. Andreica   +4 more
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Floral to green: mating switches moth olfactory coding and preference [PDF]

, 2012
Mating induces profound physiological changes in a wide range of insects, leading to behavioural adjustments to match the internal state of the animal.
Bengtsson, Marie, Becher, Paul G, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet., Hansson, Bill S., Witzgall, Peter,, Ignell, Rickard, Ahmed, Saveer, Witzgall, P., Saveer, Ahmed,, Becher, Paul,, Kromann, Sophie,, Saveer, A., Balkenius, Anna, Birgersson, G., Bengtsson, M., Kromann, S., Lindblom, Tobias, Lindblom, Tobias,, Balkenius, A., Ignell, R., Balkenius, Anna,, Ignell, Rickard,, Kromann, Sophie, Witzgall, Peter, Bengtsson, Marie,, Lindblom, T., Birgersson, Göran,, Birgersson, Göran, Becher, P., Hansson, B., Hansson, Bill,   +30 more
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Antibiotic Treatment Reduced the Gut Microbiota Diversity, Prolonged the Larval Development Period and Lessened Adult Fecundity of Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Insects, 2022
Grapholita molesta, the oriental fruit moth, is a serious pest of fruit trees with host transfer characteristics worldwide. The gut microbiota, which plays a crucial part in insect physiology and ecology, can be influenced by many elements, such as ...
Xuan Zhang, Xing Wang, Zikun Guo, Xueying Liu, Ping Wang, Xiangqun Yuan, Yiping Li   +6 more
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Powdery mildew infection dependent on weather factors in vineyards near Keszthely in 2008

International Journal of Horticultural Science, 2010
Weather conditions are extremely influential on grapevine productivity and quality. High temperature and humidity makes favorable conditions for powdery mildew infection respectively.
P. Taksony, E. Tarczal, K. Maráczi, I. J. Holb, L. Kocsis   +4 more
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Sustainable Control of Oriental Fruit Moth, Cydia molesta Busck, Using Isomate OFM Rosso Dispensers in Peach Orchards in Bulgaria

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2015
The trials were carried out in the years 2011-2013 in an isolated peach experimental orchard of one ha in the Fruit Growing Institute, Plovdiv – Central South Bulgaria. Mating disruption (MD) was tested as an alternative method controlling oriental fruit
H. Kutinkova, V. Arnaudov, V. Dzhuvinov
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Biology of oriental fruit moth on nine apple cultivars [PDF]

Ciência Rural
: Apple production in Brazil is based on the Gala and Fuji cultivars, as well as their clones. These cultivars are susceptible to Grapholita molesta (Busck, 1916), one of the crops’ primary pests.
Paloma Stupp, Sabrina Lerin, José Gomes da Silva Filho, Cristiano João Arioli, Daniel Bernardi   +4 more
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Effects of Adult Feeding Treatments on Longevity, Fecundity, Flight Ability, and Energy Metabolism Enzymes of Grapholita molesta Moths

Insects, 2022
The oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is one of the most severe fruit tree pests in China, causing huge economic losses to fruit production.
Sha Su, Xiaohe Zhang, Chengzhi Jian, Baojian Huang, Xiong Peng, Marc J. B. Vreysen, Maohua Chen   +6 more
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Flutuação populacional e danos de Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: tortricidae) em dois sistemas de produção de pessegueiros Population fluctuation and damage from Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera: tortricidae) in two peach production systems

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2008
Com o objetivo de conhecer a flutuação populacional de Grapholita molesta e verificar a fase fenológica do pessegueiro mais sensível ao ataque do inseto, em dois sistemas de produção, selecionaram-se quatro pomares de pessegueiro, sendo dois conduzidos ...
Alex Sandro Poltronieri, Lino Bittencourt Monteiro, Louise Larissa May-de-Mio   +2 more
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Similar Gut Bacterial Microbiota in Two Fruit-Feeding Moth Pests Collected from Different Host Species and Locations

Insects, 2020
Numerous gut microbes are associated with insects, but their composition remains largely unknown for many insect groups, along with factors influencing their composition.
Qiang Gong, Li-Jun Cao, Li-Na Sun, Jin-Cui Chen, Ya-Jun Gong, De-Qiang Pu, Qiong Huang, Ary Anthony Hoffmann, Shu-Jun Wei   +8 more
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