Impact of Low-Spray Mating Disruption Programs on Aphidophagous Insect Populations in Virginia Apple Orchards
The populations of aphidophagous insects in low-spray and conventional programs were surveyed in Virginia apple orchards. Two sampling methods were utilized;aphid colony collection and beating tray collection. The low-spray blocks employed the use of mating disruption for control of the key direct...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31098 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01898-185025/ |