Turning a Pest into a Natural Enemy: Removing Earwigs from Stone Fruit and Releasing Them in Pome Fruit Enhances Pest Control

The European earwig <i>Forficula auricularia</i> (L.) (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) is an omnivorous insect that is considered a minor pest of stone fruit and a key predator of pests in pome fruit orchards. In many pome fruit orchards, earwigs are absent or in low abundance due to broad-spe...

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Main Authors: Aldo Hanel, Robert J. Orpet, Richard Hilton, Louis Nottingham, Tobin D. Northfield, Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/12/906

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