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1 October 2002 Integrated Pest Management of Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Lowbush Blueberry using Vegetative Field Management
S. O. Gaul, K. B. Mcrae, E. N. Estabrooks
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Abstract

Economic control of Rhagoletis mendax was achieved by applying insecticidal sprays to commercial lowbush blueberry vegetative fields, in a biennial production system, rather than to the fruiting fields, when the threshold was exceeded. The viability of this integrated pest management of R. mendax for lowbush blueberries was demonstrated over a 9-yr interval in New Brunswick where three sites were monitored for 2 yr, eight sites for 4 yr, and one site for 9 yr. Control of R. mendax in lowbush blueberry fields was achieved in 2 yr when the fields were isolated, and in 3 yr when there were adjacent lowbush blueberry fields.

S. O. Gaul, K. B. Mcrae, and E. N. Estabrooks "Integrated Pest Management of Rhagoletis mendax (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Lowbush Blueberry using Vegetative Field Management," Journal of Economic Entomology 95(5), 958-965, (1 October 2002). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493-95.5.958
Received: 30 January 2001; Accepted: 1 March 2002; Published: 1 October 2002
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KEYWORDS
biennial production
blueberry
fruit fly
integrated pest management
Rhagoletis mendax
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