- Title
- Potential of entomopathogenic fungal isolates for Control of the soil-dwelling life stages of Thaumatotibia leucotreta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in citrus
- Creator
- Coombes, Candice A
- Creator
- Hill, Martin P
- Creator
- Dames, Joanna F
- Date Issued
- 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- article
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/59885
- Identifier
- vital:27684
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.4001/003.025.0235
- Description
- Thaumatotibia leucotreta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a key pest of citrus in South Africa. In addition to the fruit damage caused, export markets such as the United States, South Korea and China regulate T. leucotreta as a phytosanitary organism in addition to restricting the use of pesticides on exported fruit (Grout & Moore 2015; SA-DAFF 2015). The bulk of citrus in South Africa is exported (Citrus Growers' Association 2015). Thus, the control of T. leucotreta is crucial. Consequently, the citrus industry adopts a zero tolerance approach controlling the pest, being strongly reliant on integrated pest management (Moore & Hattingh 2012). Numerous control options are available, but are largely limited to use against the above-ground life stages of this pest: eggs, neonates and adults (Moore & Hattingh 2012; Grout & Moore 2015).
- Format
- 5 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- African Entomology
- Relation
- Coombes, C.A., Hill, M.P., Moore, S.D. and Dames, J.F., 2017. Potential of entomopathogenic fungal isolates for control of the soil-dwelling life stages of Thaumatotibia leucotreta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in citrus. African Entomology, 25(1), pp.235-238
- Relation
- African Entomology 25 vol. 1 no. 235 238 2017 1021-3589
- Rights
- African Entomology
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the BioOne Complete Open Access Policy
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Dames, Joanna Felicity (Prof)
RU Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology
Coombes, Candice Anne (Dr)
RU Department of Zoology and Entomology
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Insects in Sustainable Agricultural Ecosystems
Hill, Martin Patrick (Distinguished Professor)
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