Rearing Codling Moth for the Sterile Insect Technique
Published: Thu, 03 Sep 2015, 09:21Last updated: Thu, 03 Sep 2015, 09:21
The codling moth Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is amongst the most severe pests of pome fruit in the temperate regions of the world. Control of this pest has relied mostly on the use of broad-spectrum insecticides with all their negative environmental consequences, but also increasing resistance to a growing list of insecticides. Worldwide, farmers have been demanding alternative control techniques which are not only efficient but also friendly to the environment. These additional control techniques include synthetic growth regulators, mating disruption, attract and kill, microbiological control agents, and the sterile insect technique. The integration of sterile insects with other control practices within the context of area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) offers great potential, as has been demonstrated with great success in the past 15 years in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada.
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Rearing Codling Moth for the sterile insect technique.pdf