Journal of Economic Entomology (2006) 99, 421-426
Jianhua Mo, Michelle Glover, Scott Munro and G. Andrew C. Beattie (2006)
Evaluation of mating disruption for control of lightbrown apple moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in citrus
Journal of Economic Entomology 99 (2), 421-426
Abstract: Three large-scale mating disruption (MD) trials were conducted from 2001 to 2004 in an organic citrus orchard in inland southeastern Australia to evaluate the effectiveness of the MD dispenser Isomate LBAM Plus in controlling lightbrown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker), in citrus. At the application rate of 364-728 dispensers per ha, the dispensers reduced pheromone trapping of E. postvittana to almost undetectable levels for ~ 6 mo in the treated area. During this period, most sentinel females in the treated area failed to mate. Infestation by E. postvittana in the treated area was reduced by >50%. If distributed in citrus orchards in late winter (August), the dispensers can be expected to remain effective until next February in southeastern Australia, covering the period when most fruit scarring caused by its larvae occurs.
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Database assignments for author(s): George Andrew Charles Beattie, Jianhua Mo
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general
pheromones/attractants/traps
Pest and/or beneficial records:
Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
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Epiphyas postvittana | Citrus (genus) | Australia (South+SE) |