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Control of Oriental fruit moth by mating disruption
Authors
Craig V. WeakleyPhilipp Kirsch
Richard E. Rice
Authors Affiliations
Craig V. Weakley is Farm Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, Sutter, Yuba counties; Philipp Kirsch is Field Development Manager for North America Biocontrol Ltd., Warwick, Australia; Richard E. Rice is Entomologist, Department of Entomology, UC Davis, stationed at the Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier.Publication Information
Hilgardia 41(5):7-8. DOI:10.3733/ca.v041n05p7. May 1987.
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Abstract
Confusing the male Oriental fruit moth by flooding peach orchards with the female's pheromone provided excellent control of the insect and may be an alternative to conventional insecticide use.
Weakley C, Kirsch P, Rice R. 1987. Control of Oriental fruit moth by mating disruption. Hilgardia 41(5):7-8. DOI:10.3733/ca.v041n05p7
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