Open AccessINTEGRATED PEST CONTROL IN VICTORIAN PEACH ORCHARDS: THE ROLE OF STETHORUS SPP. (COLEOPTERA: COCCINELLIDAE)
Author(s) -
Field R. P.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1979.tb00857.x
Subject(s) - biology , coccinellidae , acaricide , tetranychus urticae , horticulture , larva , pest analysis , botany , agronomy , toxicology , predation , ecology , predator
The importance of Stethorus spp. in controlling Tetranychus urticae Koch, was studied over three seasons in peach orchards in the Goulburn Valley, Victoria. In the early maturing cultivar (Riley), Stethorus spp. reduced the need for acaricide applications when less insecticide was used for the control of Cydia molesta Busck. Three species of Stethorus occurred, S. vagans Blackburn being the most abundant. No insecticide was required for the control of C. molesta between mid‐October and early January provided adequate spraying was carried out in early spring and just before harvest.