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Title: USING PHEROMONES TO CONTROL CARPOPHILUS BEETLES IN STONE FRUIT

Author
item JAMES, DAVID - YANCO AG INST SOUTH NSW
item Bartelt, Robert
item MOORE, CHRISTOPHER - QDPI ANIMAL RES INST BRIS
item VOGELE, BEVERLEY - YANCO AG INST SOUTH NSW

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Popular Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/1/1996
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The research in Australia with aggregation pheromones of Carpophilus spp. sap beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) is summarized. The sap beetles are presently the most serious pests of ripening peaches, nectarines, and apricots. Male produced aggregation pheromones, which attract both sexes, are now known for the three most important sap beetle species in Australia, C. mutilatus, C. hemipterus, and C. davidsoni, and these chemicals will be a key component of effective and sustainable management for Carpophilus in the future. Pheromone traps have provided information on the need for insecticide treatments and the timing of the applications; the result is increased insecticide efficacy but minimized use. Trap data, along with rainfall and temperature data, can be used to predict potential crop damage. Crop protection through mass trapping has been successfully demonstrated in small-scale plots by surrounding the plots with a cordon of traps. The use of biological and cultural controls and other management options in addition to pheromones is discussed.