Research and financial efforts spent on biodefense technologies highlight the current concern for biothreat event preparedness. Nonhazardous but relevant "simulant" microorganisms are typically used to simplify technological developments, testing, and staff training. The bacteriophage MS2, a small RNA virus, is classically used as the reference simulant for biothreat viruses within the biodefen...

Three neonicotinyl insecticides, acetamiprid, thiacloprid and clothianidin, were evaluated for their impact on four species of lepidopteran pests of apple in Washington, the codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), the Pandemis leafroller, Pandemis pyrusana Kearfott, and the obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris), and Lacanobia subjuncta (Grote & Robinson). None of the neonicotin...

Five formulations of controlled release, polyethylene tube dispensers of pheromone were evaluated during three field seasons for disruption of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), and the oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Evaluations were conducted in replicated 4-ha plots of commercial apple in Michigan. Disruption of both C. ...

In this study, Isomate-C Plus pheromone dispensers were used in the application of mating disruption method (ÇE) against codling moth Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lep.: Tortricidae) 2018-2019. The study was carried out on ten decares Braeburn, Red Gala, Fuji, Mondial Chief, Galaxy Golden Smith, and B apple cultivars Onikisubat district Kahramanmaraş province. As control area technique (ÇE), dispensers...

Desirable behavioral attributes in mass-reared insects should include the ability to perform favorably under the various environmental conditions they encounter upon release in the field. Insect quality also may be influenced by storage conditions and storage duration before field release. We studied the effects of three different constant ambient temperatures (15, 20, and 25 degrees C) and dif...

The codling moth, Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a worldwide apple pest, is classified as a freeze-intolerant organism and one of the most cold-tolerant pests. The objectives of this study were to examine the supercooling point of overwintering and non-diapausing larvae of C. pomonella as an index of its cold hardiness, and to assess larval mortality following 24 h exposure to e...

Gülnar (Mersin)’da elma ağaçlarında bulunan zararlı ve yararlı Arthropoda türlerini saptamaya yönelik olarak yapılan bu çalışma 2014-2015 yıllarında ilkbahar, yaz sonbahar periyotlarında sürdürülmüştür. Çalışma sonucunda, 26 13 tür tespit edilmiştir. En önemli türlerin; Panonychus ulmi (Koch, 1836), Aphis pomi DeGeer, 1773, Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausmann, 1802), Tropinota hirta (Poda, 1761) Cydia...