ISHS Acta Horticulturae 297: II International Symposium on Kiwifruit
AUGMENTATIVE RELEASES OF PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS (ACARI: PHYTOSEIIDAE) TO CONTROL TETRANYCHUS URTICAE (ACARI: TETRANYCHIDAE) IN NEW ZEALAND KIWIFRUIT ORCHARDS |
| Authors: | J.G. Charles, B.J. Geddes |
| Keywords: | mites, shelter trees, two-spotted mite |
| Abstract:
Trials in kiwifruit orchards over a 3 year period showed that annual augmentative releases of P. persimilis in January, at a rate of c.10 adult females/m of shelter belt tree, controlled T. urticae by the end of March and prevented mite infestation of fruit at harvest. | |
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