The use of the Paramount Puffer for mating disruption of the navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Walker), was examined in Calimyrna figs in Central California. The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of the Paramount Puffer system on the prevalence of the navel orangeworm, as determined by oviposition and flight traps; and on damage to fruit, as determined by our evaluation as well as standard marketing inspections. We wished to determine an economic threshold for this system, when considering only damage to fruit in a single season. Compared to untreated control blocks significantly fewer males were captured in treated blocks using flight traps baited with unmated females. Data from the oviposition traps were inclusive. These and other data will be discussed in this presentation.
Species 1: Lepidoptera Pyralidae Amyelois transitella (navel orangeworm)
Keywords: Mating disruption, IPM
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