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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEST MANAGEMENT
Volume 64, Issue 2, Pages 102-109Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2017.1342149
Keywords
Codling moth; Cydia pomonella; entomopathogenic nematode; semi-field trial; South Africa; Heterorhabditis zealandica
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- South African Apple and Pear Producers' Association (SAAPPA)
- National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF-THRIP) [TP14062571871]
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Infection of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), larvae by the entomopathogenic nematode, Heterorhabditis zealandica, was studied under semi-field conditions. Late-instar diapausing codling moth larvae, coccooned in perforated cardboard strips, were used in all trials to evaluate the nematode treatments involved. A morning application of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5MM infective juveniles (IJs) per tree resulted in 85%, 95% and 100% codling moth larval infection, respectively. Contrasting results were obtained for an evening application, with low levels of codling moth infection (<50%). Nematode treatment strips placed in direct sunlight resulted in almost no infection (<10%), opposed to strips attaining 67% infection placed in the shade.
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