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Pheromone mating disruption of filbertworm moth (Cydia latiferreana)in commercial hazelnut orchards

Creator:

Hedstrom, Christopher

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Oregon produces 99% of the hazelnuts grown in the United States. The key pest threatening commercial hazelnut orchards in Oregon is Cydia latiferreana (Tortricidae), filbertworm moth (FBW). Currently, most growers control FBW with one to two applications of esfenvalerate (Asana XL), a broad spectrum pyrethroid. Pheromone mating disruption is...

Resource Type:

Undergraduate Thesis and Presentation