Bulletin of Insectology (2005) 58, 65-69

Edison Pasqualini, Michela Villa, Stefano Civolani, Isabel Espinha, Claudio Ioriatti, Silvia Schmidt, Fabio Molinari, Antonio De Cristofaro, Benoit Sauphanor and Edith Ladurner (2005)
The pear ester ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate as a potential tool for the control of Cydia pomonella larvae: preliminary investigation
Bulletin of Insectology 58 (1), 65-69
Abstract: Studies on the impact of the pear volatile ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate (pear ester) on the behaviour of newly-hatched Cydia pomonella (L.) larvae were conducted. In general, on apple and pear fruits treated with the pear ester, the number of C. pomonella larvae that entered the fruit was lower than on untreated fruits, and so was the damage caused by the larvae. These effects are of potential importance for direct applications of the pear ester in C. pomonella control strategies, especially for improving the efficacy of larvicidal insecticides.
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Database assignments for author(s): Edison Pasqualini, Antonio De Cristofaro, Claudio Ioriatti, Stefano Civolani, Fabio Molinari

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Cydia pomonella	Apple (Malus)	Italy
	Cydia pomonella	Pear (Pyrus)	Italy