A METHOD FOR ARTIFICIALLY INFESTING APPLES WITH LARVAE OF THE LIGHT‐BROWN APPLE MOTH, EPIPHYAS POSTVITTANA (WALKER)

A relatively simple and inexpensive method of artificially infesting apples with larval Epiphyas postvittana was developed for a disinfestation study. Larvae were placed on the calyx ends of apples and confined there by means of a special adhesive tape restraint. A team of five operators could prepa...

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Published inAustralian journal of entomology Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 466 - 467
Main Author TERAUDS, A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.1977
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Summary:A relatively simple and inexpensive method of artificially infesting apples with larval Epiphyas postvittana was developed for a disinfestation study. Larvae were placed on the calyx ends of apples and confined there by means of a special adhesive tape restraint. A team of five operators could prepare the restraints and infest 3000 apples in about six hours.
ISSN:1326-6756
1440-6055
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1976.tb01732.x