Development of a control alternative for the citrus fruit borer, Ecdytolopha aurantiana (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae): from basic research to the grower Desenvolvimento de uma alternativa de controle para o bicho-furão-dos-citros, Ecdytolopha aurantiana (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae): da pesquisa básica ao produtor

All research steps, developed from 1995 to 2000, to synthesize the sex pheromone of Ecdytolopha aurantiana (Lima, 1927) are described, in order to monitoring this pest that causes losses in the order of 50 million dollars per year to citriculture in the State of São Paulo. The basic researches condu...

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Main Authors: José Roberto P. Parra, José Maurício S. Bento, Mauro S. Garcia, Pedro T. Yamamoto, Evaldo F. Vilela, Walter S. Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2004-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262004000400020