Journal of Economic Entomology (1994) 87, 127-130

Andrew J. Jessup (1994)
Quarantine disinfestation of 'Hass' avocados against Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae) with a hot fungicide dip followed by cold storage
Journal of Economic Entomology 87 (1), 127-130
Abstract: 'Hass' avocados were infested artificially with immature life stages of Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni syn Dacus tryoni (Froggatt), dipped for 3 min in 500 ppm benomyl at 46°C, allowed to dry, and stored at 1.0 ± 0.2°C. Dose-mortality data from infested fruit held in cold storage for up to 7 d showed that the third instars were the most tolerant to treatment. None of >200,000 third instars infesting 'Hass' avocados survived to pupation after hot fungicide dip and storage at 1°C for 15.63 d.
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Database assignments for author(s): Andrew J. Jessup

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
quarantine treatments/regulations/aspects
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Bactrocera tryoni	Stored fruits/vegetables	Australia (South+SE)
	Bactrocera tryoni	Avocado (Persea americana)	Australia (South+SE)