BIOS approach tested for controlling walnut pests in San Joaquin Valley
| Autor: | Jeannine Groh-Lowrimore, Carolyn Pickel, Walter J. Bentley, Joseph A. Grant |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Integrated pest management
Mating disruption BIOS walnut Codling moth mating-disruption lcsh:Agriculture Toxicology codling moth pheromone lcsh:Agriculture (General) pesticide Pest Management biologically integrated orchard systems San Joaquin Valley biology business.industry lcsh:S General Engineering Pest control Juglandaceae Pesticide biology.organism_classification lcsh:S1-972 Environmental science Orchard San Joaquin business pest control |
| Zdroj: | Grant, Joseph A.; Bentley, Walt; Pickel, Carolyn; & Groh-Lowrimore, Jeannine. (2003). BIOS approach tested for controlling walnut pests in San Joaquin Valley. California Agriculture, 57(3). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3m32m49d California Agriculture, Vol 57, Iss 3, Pp 86-92 (2003) |
| ISSN: | 0008-0845 |
| Popis: | As concerns increase over changes in pesticide regulations, farmworker safety, surface and groundwater contamination and escalating costs and uncertainties associated with chemical controls, walnut growers need effective and cost-efficient ways to produce walnuts with minimal use of pesticides. This study compared the effectiveness of Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) with conventionally managed walnut orchards in the northern San Joaquin Valley from 1999 to 2001. We found no significant differences between BIOS and conventional blocks in nut quality or yields. Codling moth was effectively controlled by pheromone disruption and alternative pest-control methods. Mating disruption, by itself, appears to provide good control of codling moth in many orchards. However, it is still more expensive for growers than conventional pest-control methods. |
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