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Deterrence of oviposition in Dacus oleae by copper hydroxide
Author(s) -
ProphetouAthanasiadou D. A.,
Tzanakakis M. E.,
D. Myroyannis,
Sakas G.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
entomologia experimentalis et applicata
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.765
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1570-7458
pISSN - 0013-8703
DOI - 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1991.tb02389.x
Subject(s) - dacus , tephritidae , biology , toxicology , pest analysis , copper , horticulture , botany , metallurgy , materials science
Green olives of three varieties were sprayed in the laboratory with 1% copper hydroxide plus 0.1% Agral‐90 in tap water. A few hours and 1 and 2 days later, the treated olives were offered for oviposition to 15–20‐day‐old females of Dacus oleae (Gmelin) (Diptera: Tephritidae), in two‐choice and no‐choice tests lasting 3 h. In all cases, copper hydroxide had a strong oviposition‐deterring effect, while Agral‐90 alone was ineffective.