Control of thrips by tape affixation to fig fruit apex
2004
Ichikawa, K.(Aichi-ken. Agricultural Research Center, Nagakute (Japan)) | Naganawa, M.
The seasonal occurrence and the species of thrips to injure the fig fruit were investigated. And, the effect of control to fig fruit apex by the nonwovens surgical tape affixation were examined. Thrips were able to be prevented from invading to fig fruit apex efficiently by the surgical tape affixation. The damage of fig fruit indicated 4.0% by the surgical tape affixation, but 61.0% by the control one. The index of damage by the surgical tape affixation was lower than the control one. The former was 1.3, the latter was 29.0. Moreover, the surgical tape affixation to fig fruit apex indicated the high effect of control to compare with the insecticide treatment.
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