Dispersal of Rhagoletis cerasi in Commercial Cherry Orchards: Efficacy of Soil Covering Nets for Cherry Fruit Fly Control

Demand for organic cherries offers producers a premium price to improve their commercial viability. Organic standards require that producers find alternatives to pesticides. Soil treatments to control the European cherry fruit fly Rhagoletis cerasi (L.) (Diptera: Tephrididae) appear to be an attract...

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Main Authors: Brian Baker, Claudia Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-03-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/4/1/168