Abstract
The “attract and kill” strategy against the codling moth (Cydia pomonella L.) was tested in a six-year field trial in three localities in Central and Eastern Bohemia. From 1999 to 2004, we evaluated the efficacy of two products, Appeal (Bayer AG) and LastCall™ (IPM Technologies), both of which are based on a combination of pheromone and insecticide. This was done on plots of different size and population density of codling moth. From 1999 to 2004, fruit injury caused by codling moth larvae as well as the population density of codling moth was considerably reduced. The biological efficacy of the “attract and kill” strategy on the reduction of fruit injury at harvest ranged from 76.3% to 100%. Based on the results obtained in field experiments, the “attract and kill” strategy can be used successfully on large, medium, and small-sized plots.
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Die Effizienz der zur Kontrolle des Apfelwicklers (Cydia pomonella L.) verwendeten „Attract-and-Kill“-Strategie wurde in sechsjährigen Feldversuchen an drei Standorten in Mittel-und Ostböhmen untersucht. Zwischen 1999 und 2004 wurden die beiden Pheromon-Insektizid-Kombiprodukte Appeal (Bayer AG) und LastCall™ (IPM Technologies) an Standorten unterschiedlicher Größe mit unterschiedlichen Populations-dichten des Apfelwicklers untersucht. Im Untersuchungs-zeitraum waren sowohl die durch den Wickler verursachten Fruchtschäden als auch dessen Populationsdichten deutlich vermindert. Der Wirkungsgrad der „Attract-and-Kill“-Strategie hinsichtlich der Fruchtschadens-Reduktion lag zwischen 76,3% und 100%. Auf der Grundlage unserer Ergebnisse kann der Einsatz der „Attract-and-Kill“-Strategie sowohl in großen als auch in mittelgroßen und kleinen Apfelplantagen empfohlen werden.
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Stará, J., Kocourek, F. & Falta, V. Control of codling moth (Cydia pomonella L., Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by the “attract and kill” strategy. J Plant Dis Prot 115, 75–79 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03356242
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