Open AccessTWO METHODS OF ASSESSING DAMAGE TO APPLES CAUSED BY LIGHT‐BROWN APPLE MOTH, EPIPHYAS POSTVITTANA (WALKER)
Author(s) -
Terauds A.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1977.tb00121.x
Subject(s) - orchard , biology , larva , horticulture , botany
Regular examination of both tagged and randomly selected fruit clusters for Epiphyas postvittana damage in a Tasmanian orchard revealed the progressive pattern of damage incurred during the 1970/71 fruit season. There was no significant difference (P>0.05) between injury levels estimated by the two methods indicating that the repeated handling of fruits during examination did not disturb E. postvittana larvae.