Mating disruption with low density diffusers for the management of oriental fruit moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple orchards under subtropical climate in southern Brazil

The oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta Busck, and fruit flies, Anastrepha fraterculus L., are the important apple pests under Subtropical climate in Southern Brazil, and control is normally accomplished with insecticides. An alternative strategy for the control of G. molesta is mating disruptio...

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Main Authors: Lino Bittencourt Monteiro, Alexander Souza, Jeferson Argenton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura 2013-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-29452013000400011&lng=en&tlng=en