ALTERNATIVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING SYNANTHEDON MYOPAEFORMIS BY MASS TRAPPING WITH SEX PHEROMONE, HORTICULTURAL MECHANICAL AND LOCAL CHEMICAL TREATMENTS | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
Article 8, Volume 85, Issue 4, December 2007, Page 1215-1225 PDF (2.93 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2007.227591 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
ANTWAN W. TADROS1; REFAT GH. ABOU EL-ELA2; MAHMOUD M. ABD EL-AZIMI1 | ||||
1Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
2Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The clearing moth Synanthedon myopaeformis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) is a serious boring pest of apple orchards in Egypt. To minimize the environmental pollution with insecticides and magnified the role of the natural enemies, alternative means of control (sex pheromone mass attraction, horticultural, mechanical and local chemical treatments) were evaluated at Nubaria district, Behera governorate during 1, 2, and 3 successive years (2000, 2001 and/or 2002).Whole year pheromone treatment achieved reduction of infestation reached (66.40, 72.15, and 83.34%), pruning treatment (12.47, 20.40, and 29.87%), worming treatment (27.53, 35.50, and 42.64%), whole year local painting (70.90, 75.00, and 96.28%), whole year local spraying (62.60, 73.00, and 85.62%), whole year complete coverage spraying (81.07, 92.65 and 98.00%), partial pheromone and pruning (53.97, 58.85, and 62.91%), partial pheromone and worming treatments (63.47, 69.20, and 78.51°k), partial pheromone and local painting (73.47, 80.95, and 89.17%), partial pheromone and local spraying (66.73, 73.30, and 81.62%), partial pheromone and complete coverage spraying (80.40, 85.25, and 94.39), when applied for 1, 2, and 3-successive years, respectively. | ||||
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