Toward the Integration of an Attract-and-Kill Approach with Entomopathogenic Nematodes to Control Multiple Life Stages of Plum Curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Toward the Integration of an Attract-and-Kill Approach with Entomopathogenic Nematodes to Control Multiple Life Stages of Plum Curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Efforts to reduce insecticide inputs against plum curculio, <i>Conotrachelus nenuphar</i>, a key pest of apples in eastern North America, include perimeter-row insecticide sprays applied after the whole-orchard petal fall spray to manage dispersing adults and, more recently, insecticide...

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Main Authors: Jaime C. Piñero, David Shapiro-Ilan, Daniel R. Cooley, Arthur F. Tuttle, Alan Eaton, Patrick Drohan, Kathleen Leahy, Aijun Zhang, Torri Hancock, Anna K. Wallingford, Tracy C. Leskey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
aggregation
semiochemicals
integrated pest management
biological control
behavior
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/6/375

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