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J Environ Sci Health B


Title:Efficacy of new mass-trapping devices against Bactrocera oleae (Diptera tephritidae) for minimizing pesticide input in agroecosystems
Author(s):Noce ME; Belfiore T; Scalercio S; Vizzarri V; Iannotta N;
Address:"Centro di Ricerca per l'Olivicoltura e l'Industria Olearia, Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, I-87036 Rende, Italy. mariaelena.noce@entecra.it"
Journal Title:J Environ Sci Health B
Year:2009
Volume:44
Issue:5
Page Number:442 - 448
DOI: 10.1080/03601230902935105
ISSN/ISBN:1532-4109 (Electronic) 0360-1234 (Linking)
Abstract:"Decreasing pesticide use in olive groves is central to controlling pathogens and pests such as Bactrocera oleae. This has led to the development of mass trapping devices which not only minimize pesticide use but, with improved efficacy of attractants, also decrease costs associated with pest control and ensures that the quality of olive oil is safe for human consumption. This study was undertaken to test a new device which utilizes reduced quantities of both insecticide (lambda-cyalothrin) as well as the female olive fly pheromone (1,7-dioxaspiro-(5.5)-undecane). The new device was tested against an older device manufactured by the same company. The use of plastic polymers as substrate for encapsulating the pheromone allowed for a slower pheromone release, prolonging the efficacy and duration and thus reducing costs. The density of adult populations was monitored using yellow chromotropic traps that were checked every ten days and the degree of olive infestation, as determined by preimago stages, was assessed by analyzing 100 drupes per plot. Infestation analyses were performed every ten days. The control plot had the lowest density of adults and the highest drupe infestation rate. The new devices were more effective than the older devices in both attracting adults and controlling infestation of drupes. Moreover, the new devices containing reduced amounts of pheromone and insecticide were cheaper and exhibited longer functional efficacy. In addition to the slower release of attractants, the plastic polymers used in these newer devices were also more resistant to mechanical and weather degradations. Results demonstrate that mass trapping can indeed be an effective means of controlling B. oleae via eco-sustainable olive farming"
Keywords:"Animals Consumer Product Safety Humans Insect Control/*instrumentation/*methods Insecticides/adverse effects/pharmacology Olea/chemistry/*parasitology *Pest Control, Biological Pheromones/pharmacology Tephritidae/drug effects/*growth & development;"
Notes:"MedlineNoce, Maria E Belfiore, Tiziana Scalercio, Stefano Vizzarri, Veronica Iannotta, Nino eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2010/02/26 J Environ Sci Health B. 2009 Jun; 44(5):442-8. doi: 10.1080/03601230902935105"

 
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