Two methods of assessing damage to apples caused by light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker)

Regular examination of both tagged and randomly selected fruit clusters for Epiphyas postvittana damage in a Tasmanian orchard revealed the progressive pattern of damage incurred during the 1970/71 fruit season. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) between injury levels estimated by the t...

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Published inAustralian journal of entomology Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 367 - 369
Main Author Terauds, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1978
Subjects
horticultural crops
plant health
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Summary:Regular examination of both tagged and randomly selected fruit clusters for Epiphyas postvittana damage in a Tasmanian orchard revealed the progressive pattern of damage incurred during the 1970/71 fruit season. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) between injury levels estimated by the two methods indicating that the repeated handling of fruits during examination did not disturb E. postvittana larvae.
ISSN:0004-9050
1326-6756
1440-6055
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1977.tb00121.x