Using Feeding Stimulants to Increase Insecticidal Control of Citrus Thrips

Carzol and Success with and without the addition of the feeding stimulants molasses and bee-collected pollen were evaluated for their control of citrus thrips on lemons on the Yuma Mesa. Although normal use rate of Carzol and Success were efficacious toward citrus thrips, the addition of either mola...

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Main Author: Kerns, David L.
Other Authors: Wright, Glenn
Language:en_US
Published: College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) 2004
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/198118
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Summary:Carzol and Success with and without the addition of the feeding stimulants molasses and bee-collected pollen were evaluated for their control of citrus thrips on lemons on the Yuma Mesa. Although normal use rate of Carzol and Success were efficacious toward citrus thrips, the addition of either molasses or pollen to these insecticides as a means of increasing efficacy at low rates was not encouraging. At no point did the feeding stimulants appear to increase the efficacy of the same rate of Carzol when used alone, and it appeared that the additives may have actually decreased the efficacy of Success.