Pests
Innovative research: vibrational mating disruption
While mating disruption has been a corner stone of IPM in pome and stone fruit orchards for many years, this work is an advanced and innovative approach to mating disruption, and a new direction for IPM.
Pheromones: identification & use in agriculture (part3)
How pheromone mating disruption works: In nature, female moths release pheromone perfumes to attract males for mating.
IPM/Organic growers manage CM & OFM with Grandex
IPM–focused apple and pear growers, and organic producers will be happy to hear that Grandex Granulosis virus is in reseller fridges as a biological control tool for the management of not just Codling Moth (CM) but also Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM).
Appreciating extrafloral nectaries (part 2)
We have discussed ants affecting plants negatively one way or another: taking nectar from flowers but failing to fertilise the plant; farming scale-insects and aphids, and defending them from their predators.Ants, however, also have a mutualistic relationship with plants.
Pheromones: identification & use in agriculture (part2)
How pheromones are identified (continued from last issue)
Appreciating extrafloral nectaries
Many plants (for example cherry), have nectar–secreting plant glands that develop outside flowers and are not involved in pollination. These glands are called extrafloral nectaries or EFN.
Pheromones: identification & use in agriculture
What are pheromones?Pheromones are natural volatile chemicals used by an organism to communicate with others of the same species.
Grochem launch Peregrine insecticide
Peregrine is a group 18 insecticide, the active is Methoxyfenozide which belongs to the Diacylhydrazine class of insecticides and has a novel mode of action.
Another nasty: Oriental fruit fly (part 4)
In many ways, the methods used to control of OFF are similar to the methods used for Q fly.
