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Thermal tolerance of Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera : Tortricidae) under ecologically relevant conditions
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Ambient temperature plays a key role in insect-physiology, -population dynamics and
ultimately -geographic distribution. Here, I investigate the survival of codling moth, Cydia
pomonella (Linnaues) ...
Initial investigation of Trichogrammatoidea lutea (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) as biological control agent of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in apple and pear orchards, under sterile insect technique (SIT)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)
Codling moth (CM), Cydia pomonella (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is the major pest of
apples and pears in the South Western Cape, South Africa. Apart from conventional insecticide
sprays, area-wide biologically ...
Entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) for the control of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) under South African conditions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)
The codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), is a key pest in pome fruit orchards in South Africa. In the
past, broad spectrum insecticides were predominantly used for the local control of this moth in
orchards. Concerns over ...