Effects of kaolin-based particle film to control Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) infestations and postharvest decay in citrus and stone fruit

Crop Protection

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1079-1086

  D'Aquino, S ^a   Cocco, A ^b   Ortu, S ^b   Schirra, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Citrus fruit; Decay; Medfly; Stone fruit; Storage; Surround WS

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CROP DAMAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLY; FRUIT; HARVESTING; INSECTICIDE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; KAOLIN; LABORATORY METHOD; ORCHARD; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; STORAGE;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; CITRUS; DIPTERA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 79957541476     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2011.03.019     Document Type: Article

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