The use of economic thresholds in pest management : apples in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorPringle, K. L.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:55:13Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:55:13Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionCITATION: Pringle, K. L. 2006. The use of economic thresholds in pest management : apples in South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 102(5):201-204.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://journals.co.za
dc.description.abstractMONITORING SYSTEMS AND ECONOMIC thresholds can be used to determine the necessity for and timing of measures to control herbivorous arthropods which attack agricultural crops, particularly high-value ones such as apples. The data obtained from these monitoring systems, however, have far wider applications than just determining whether or not control measures are required. They can be used to decide the pest status of herbivorous arthropods, whether or not sporadic pests require attention during a particular season, to refine the timing of actions against perennial pests and to determine the effectiveness of measures applied to control chronic pests. Optimum use of monitoring data can help local exporters to supply unblemished fruit with the minimum use of insecticides to South Africa's main foreign markets, the European Union and the United States.
dc.description.urihttps://journals.co.za/content/sajsci/102/5-6/EJC96549
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent4 pages
dc.identifier.citationPringle, K. L. 2006. The use of economic thresholds in pest management : apples in South Africa. South African Journal of Science, 102(5):201-204
dc.identifier.issn1996-7489 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0038-2353 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/9653
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherAcademy of Science for South Africa
dc.rights.holderAcademy of Science for South Africa
dc.subjectApples
dc.subjectCrops
dc.subjectFruit
dc.subjectHerbivores
dc.subjectPests -- Control
dc.subjectArthropoda
dc.titleThe use of economic thresholds in pest management : apples in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticle
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