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peer-reviewed research article

Pheromones control oriental fruit moth and peach twig borer in cling peaches

authors

Carolyn Pickel
Janine K. Hasey
Walt Bentley, Kearney Agricultural Center
William H. Olson
Joe Grant

publication information

California Agriculture 56(5):170-176. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v056n05p170. September-October 2002.

Summary

Because of costs, some growers preferred a partial program of pheromones plus supplemental insecticide sprays.

author affiliations

; ; W. Bentley is IPM Entomologist, Kearney Agricultural Center; ; ;

author notes

The authors acknowledge Bob Beede, Maxwell Norton, Roger Duncan, Nadeem Shawareb, Cressida Silvers and Lana Osgood for their assistance on this project, and product donations from Abbott Laboratories, Consep and Hercon. We thank our funding sources, including the USDA-ES Smith Lever IPM project, California Cling Peach Advisory Board, EPA Environmental Stewardship Program, Farm Service Agency SP-53 and California Department of Pesticide Regulation.


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