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Search History * #1 Cacoecimorpha pronubana OR Epichoristodes acerbella (116 records)

Record 1 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1998/08-2000/07
TITLE: A former quarantine pest, the carnation tortrix Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is coming back again.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Ein ehemaliger Quarantaneschadling, der Mittelmeernelkenwickler Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), ist wieder im Kommen.
AUTHOR(S): Billen-W
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Mitteilungen-der-Entomologischen- Gesellschaft- Basel. 1999, 49: 1, 38.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
ABSTRACT: Over the past 3 years, C. pronubana has once more become a pest of various crops and trees in Germany, Spain and Denmark. Its morphology and biology are briefly described. Since it is not a migratory species, it must be spread with imported plant material.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 20001104925

Record 2 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1998/08-2000/07
TITLE: The carnation tortrix moth, Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hubner): a potential problem in the nursery?
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TITLE: De anjerbladroller, Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hubner): een potentieel probleeminsect in de boomkwekerij?
AUTHOR(S): Mertens-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Parasitica. 1998, publ. 1999, 54: 2-3, 113-119.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Dutch
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Changes in the presence of diseases and pests, especially insects, have been noticed in nursery stock in Belgium, due to the increasing use of greenhouses. One of the insects beginning to show invasion is the carnation leaf roller, Cacoecimorpha pronubana, attacking a variety of plants, mainly woody ornamental species. Remarkably, these small pests are only found in protected cultivation areas; in approximately 20% of nurseries the small moth is found in the greenhouses. Up to the present, the Provincial Centre for Agriculture and Horticulture of Rumbeke-Beitem (Belgium) has recorded no damage in the open air. As host plants, the larvae of Cacoecimorpha pronubana prefer plants with tough leaves remaining green during the winter. The leaves of those plants are spun together like a kind of cocoon in which the larvae hide themselves. The damage caused in this way can accumulate very fast and remains visible, often for weeks and sometimes even months. During the life-cycle of the pest, it is assumed that a few generations are completed per year. The moths can be seen from early May until October. The insect hibernates in the larval stage. The control of this insect with insecticides is often problematic as the larvae encapsulate themselves in cocoons of silk and leaves.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 20001105689

Record 3 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1998/08-2000/07
TITLE: Is the carnation tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on its way to become indigenous in southern Germany?
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Ist der Mittelmeernelkenwickler (Cacoecimorpha pronubana Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) im Begriff, in Suddeutschland heimisch zu werden?
AUTHOR(S): Billen-W
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Nachrichtenblatt-des-Deutschen- Pflanzenschutzdienstes. 1999, 51: 5, 127 -128; 3 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
ABSTRACT: The damage caused by Cacoecimorpha pronubana in southern Germany since 1996 is described. Host plants included Laurus, Bergenia, Ficus benjamina, Crassula, Aeonium, Eucalyptus, Euonymus, Lavandula, Rosmarinus, Salvia, Rosa and parsley.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 19991107077

Record 4 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1998/08-2000/07
TITLE: Lepidoptera associated with blueberry cultivation in Western Andalusia.
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TITLE: Lepidopteros asociados al cultivo del arandano en Andalucia occidental.
AUTHOR(S): Molina-JM
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Boletin-de-Sanidad-Vegetal,-Plagas. 1998, 24: 4, 763-772; 27 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Spanish
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Among studies carried out since blueberry introduction in western Andalusia, Spain, a survey was carried out to identify the Lepidoptera species associated with this crop. Plants of five blueberry southern highbush cultivars were sampled on plots of 10X10 m. Fourteen species belonging to 8 Lepidoptera families were collected. Most of them were non -outbreak pests which must have incorporated blueberry into their diets recently. Because of their biological characteristics, frequency, population dynamics and type of damage, the tortricids Cacoecimorpha pronubana and Lobesia botrana, the pyralid Criptobables gnidiella [Cryptoblabes gnidiella] and the noctuids Spodoptera littoralis and Acronicta auricoma are discussed as the Lepidoptera species which may require monitoring and/or some form of control.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 991103417

Record 5 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1998/08-2000/07
TITLE: Fast locomotion in caterpillars.
AUTHOR(S): Brackenbury-J
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Journal-of-Insect-Physiology. 1999, 45: 6, 525-533; 24 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: This study describes the suite of reverse gaits available to larvae of Pleuroptya ruralis, Cacoecimorpha pronubana, Cucullia verbasci and Tyria jacobaea, from reverse walking (the kinematic inverse of normal forward walking), through to reverse galloping (in which all the legs save the claspers are wrenched free of the ground with each step) to recoil-and -roll, a unique form of locomotion in which the insect free-wheels backwards at high speed. These reverse forms of locomotion are produced primarily in response to threat, involve bilateral activation of the intersegmental muscles and are relatively simple in terms of neural control. The ecological roles of high-speed locomotion are considered in the light of potential predators and the normal habitat and terrain.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 991106451

Record 6 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1998/08-2000/07
TITLE: Annual Report 1996.
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): Netherlands, Research Station for Fruit Growing, Wilhelminadorp.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): 1997, 143 pp.; 6 pp. of ref.
PUBLISHER INFORMATION: Wilhelminadorp; Netherlands
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Research on pome fruits, stone fruits and small fruits carried out by the Departments of Pomology and Economics (on rootstocks, interstocks, unusual crops, planting systems, plant growth regulators, pruning and training, fruit thinning, cultivar assessment, pollination, propagation, cultural methods, decision support, and economic analysis of rootstocks and interstocks), Plant Nutrition and Fruit Quality (on harvesting date, storage conditions, fruit quality and climate, pear disorders, fertilizers, irrigation, and plant nutrition), and Crop Protection (chemical and biological control of Botrytis cinerea and other diseases in strawberries, pesticides for control of Campylomma verbasci, integrated control of Cacoecimorpha pronubana on apples, and development of farm systems for integrated fruit growing) is described.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annual-report
ACCESSION NUMBER: 980310711

Record 7 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1996-1998/07
TITLE: Old pest with new status.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Ou plaag met nuwe status.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Deciduous-Fruit-Grower. 1997, 47: 7, 256-257; 2 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Afrikaans
ABSTRACT: Notes are given on the presence on South African grapes of Epichoristodes acerbella and its life history. Other host plants are Arctotheca sp., Hypocoeris radicata [Hypochaeris radicata], Raphanus raphanistrum and Rumex angiocarpus. The egg stage lasts for 10 days, followed by 5 larval stages within 24 days and a pupal stage of 8-9 days. At 25°C, males live for 10 days and females for 12 days producing approximately 440 eggs. The optimum temperature for all developmental stages is between 15 and 25°C.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 971109755

Record 8 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1996-1998/07
TITLE: Ornamental frond and foliage plants: agronomic, commercial and phytosanitary aspects.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Verde da fronda e fogliame ornamentale: aspetti agronomici, commerciali e fitosanitari.
AUTHOR(S): Baraldi-D; Baraldi-G
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Informatore-Fitopatologico. 1996, 46: 12, 17-19.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
ABSTRACT: The principal agronomic aspects of the cultivation of ornamental frond and foliage plants in Italy are described, and details are given of the pests and diseases which cause irredeemable damage to these plants. The most commercial species of ornamental frond and foliage plants in Italy are Asparagus plumosus, A. sprengeri, Eucalyptus sp., Phoenix sp. and Ruscus sp. Pests include the thrips Thrips tabaci and Frankliniella occidentalis, aphids (especially Myzus persicae), coccinellids, Lepidoptera (e.g. the tortricids Cacoecimorpha pronubana and Epichoristodes acerbella and the cossid Zeuzera pyrina), Coleoptera (e.g. the chrysomelids Crioceris asparagi and C. duodecimpunctata, and the curculionids Otiorhynchus sulcatus and Neoplinthus tigratus), mites (e.g. the tetranychids Tetranychus urticae and Schizotetranychus asparagi), the psyllid Ctenarytaina eucalypti and nematodes (eg. species of Rotylenchus). Causal agents of disease include Rhizoctonia violacea [Helicobasidium purpureum], Fusarium sp. and Stereum sp. The commercialization and exportation of ornamental frond and foliage plants are discussed.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 971102729

Record 9 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1996-1998/07
TITLE: Occurrence of the carnation tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana Hubner) on Thuja occidentalis.
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TITLE: Wystepowanie zwojki gozdzikoweczki (Cacoecimorpha pronubana Hubner) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) na zywotniku (Thuja occidentalis).
AUTHOR(S): Karnkowski-W; Pruszynski-S
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Proceedings of the XXXV Scientific Meeting of the Institute of Plant Protection. Part II - posters. Materialy-Sesji-Instytutu-Ochrony-Roslin. 1995, 35: 2, 85-87; 5 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Polish
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: In July 1994, some leafroller larvae were found on potted plants of Thuja occidentalis cv. Danica imported into Poland from the Netherlands. The larvae were reared to adults under laboratory conditions. On the basis of male genitalia the species was identified as Cacoecimorpha pronubana. performed. This species has never been recorded in Poland. The paper contains a brief morphological description of the pest.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Conference-paper; Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 971102775

Record 10 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1996-1998/07
TITLE: Notes on a tortricid, Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hubner), which attacks pines.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Nota sobre un Tortricido, Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hubner), que ataca a los pinos.
AUTHOR(S): Castresana-L; Notario-A; Iglesias-C
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Boletin-de-Sanidad-Vegetal,-Plagas. 1996, 22: 2, 469-473; 10 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Spanish
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: A heavy attack of Pinus halepensis by Cacoecimorpha pronubana was reported from the southeast of the Madrid district, Spain, in January 1996. Notes on the taxonomy, morphology and biology of the pest are given.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 971100609

Record 11 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1996-1998/07
TITLE: Integrated pest management - concepts and potential for the control of borers on proteas.
AUTHOR(S): Wright-M; Brits-GJ (ed.); Wright-MG
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Third international protea research symposium, Harare, Zimbabwe, 10-15 Oct. 1993. Acta-Horticulturae. 1995, No. 387, 153-157; 7 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Basic integrated pest management concepts are related to protea pest control, and the potential value of such practices is elucidated. A case study considering the control of Epichoristodes acerbella on a Leucadendron cultivar is explained, highlighting the value of a range of alternative control measures.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER: 90-6055-797-1
ACCESSION NUMBER: 971100855

Record 12 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1996-1998/07
TITLE: Irradiation of floricultural products for export.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Irraggiamento di prodotti floricoli da esportazione.
AUTHOR(S): Baraldi-D
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Informatore-Fitopatologico. 1996, 46: 5, 20-24; 9 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: The major obstacle for the export of cut flowers from Italy to the principal European markets (Germany, Austria and Scandinavian countries) is determined by the presence of insect pests on the products. The principal insect pests are the tortricids Cacoecimorpha pronubana and Epichoristodes acerbella, and the agromyzid Liriomyza trifolii. The need for a phytosanitation certification for certain cut flowers by the customs regulations of different countries is discussed. Experimental research on the use of direct ionizing radiation (radiodisinfestation) to control insect pests on cut flowers has given very promising results, and the advantages for exportation of using this technique are described.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 961107693

Record 13 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1996-1998/07
TITLE: Feeding, mortality and development of Cydia pomonella (L.) and Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hubner) on a diet containing neem extract.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Alimentacion, mortalidad y desarrollo de Cydia pomonella (L.) y de Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hubner) sobre dieta conextracto de neem incorporado.
AUTHOR(S): Burballa-A; Sarasua-MJ; Avilla-J
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Boletin-de-Sanidad-Vegetal,-Plagas. 1995, 21: 3, 425-437; 30 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Spanish
ABSTRACT: The effects were studied of 4 neem extracts (Sukrina New, Rakshak, Margosan -O and Azatin) incorporated in the larval diet, on feeding, mortality and development of Cydia pomonella and of one extract (Sukrina New) on Cacoecimorpha pronubana. The studies were carried out in the laboratory at 24°C, LD 16:8 and 70% RH. Cydia pomonella was more susceptible to the action of Sukrina New than Cacoecimorpha pronubana. No effects on feeding behaviour, mortality or the duration of development were detected in the latter species. All the extracts altered the feeding behaviour of Cydia pomonella, causing larvae not to penetrate the diet medium, but only Azatin exhibited a repellent or antifeedant effect. Margosan-O and Rakshak had the greatest effect on larvae of C. pomonella, causing 100% mortality at concn of 0.0625 and 0.025%, resp. Larvae which fed on neem extracts were smaller and had a longer development time than untreated larvae.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 961102330

Record 14 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1995
TITLE: Populations dynamics of tortricids (Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) and Epichoristodes acerbella (Walk.)) on ornamentals, with special reference to the potential use of sex-pheromones for monitoring, mass-trapping and mating disruption.
AUTHOR(S): Quaglia-F
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Frustula-Entomologica. 1993, 16: 1-7; 7 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: Italian
ABSTRACT: The effectiveness of using sex pheromones to monitor Epichoristodes acerbella and Cacoecimorpha pronubana on carnation was evaluated in greenhouses in Italy in 1982-86. For E. acerbella, the pheromone blend tested was a mixture of purified (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate, (Z)-9 -tetradecenyl acetate, (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol, (Z)-11-tetradecen-1-ol and tetradecyl acetate in the relative molar ratio of 74.6:10.0:5.1:5.1:5.2, resp. The components of C. pronubana pheromone were (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate (75%), (Z)-11-tetradecen-1-ol (20%) and (E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate (5%). Pheromones of each species were particularly effective for monitoring adults at doses of 25 µl/trap in PVC vials at a trap density of about 1/800 m2. Preliminary studies showed that sex pheromones were only effective for controlling E. acerbella by the mating disruption technique if there was a low density of the pest (0.005 females/m2). The pheromone was distributed at a dose of 1 µl/m2 and different numbers of E. acerbella were then released. Very satisfactory results were obtained in the control of C. pronubana on roses by use of the mass-trapping technique. The traps were placed one per plant, and each trap was baited with 25 µl of the pheromone blend.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 951112887

Record 15 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1995
TITLE: Observations on Pyrrhalta viburni (Payk.) (Col., Chrysomelidae) in Tuscany.
AUTHOR(S): Bene-G-del; Landi-S; Del-Bene-G
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Osservazioni su Pyrrhalta viburni (Payk.) (Col., Chrysomelidae) in Toscana. Redia. 1993, 76: 2, 403-415; 26 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: Italian
ABSTRACT: Several pests are reported in nurseries of Viburnum tinus in Pistoia and in an urban area of Florence, Italy, including Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis, Aleurotuba jelinekii, Cacoecimorpha pronubana, Acleris schalleriana, Otiorhynchus salicicola and Pyrrhalta viburni. The life cycle of P. viburni, a leaf feeding chrysomelid, is described and details are given on the morphology of the egg and larvae. There was 1 generation/year and adults emerged in June, being present throughout the summer; females made small holes in twigs for oviposition. Eggs overwintered and hatched in April; larvae completed their development in 3 instars, and in May pupated in the soil. Mites belonging to the Bdellidae were observed preying on eggs of P. viburni. Acephate and Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis were used to control P. viburni. Acephate gave complete control of adults and 94.3% of 3rd-instar larvae; B. t. subsp. tenebrionis gave 60% control of 3rd-instar larvae.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 951110493

Record 16 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1993-1994
TITLE: Diseases and pests of greenhouse-grown snapdragon and stock.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Avversita parassitarie di antirrino e violacciocca in coltura protetta.
AUTHOR(S): Parrini-C; Rumine-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Colture-Protette. 1989, 18: 12, 29-38; 27 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
ABSTRACT: Diseases of snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) and stock (Matthiola incana) in Tuscany, Italy, caused by Peronospora antirrhini, P. matthiolae, Botrytis cinerea, Oidium matthiolae, Puccinia antirrhini, Rhizoctonia solani, Pythium, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Xanthomonas campestris pv. incanae and by the insects Lipaphis erysimi, Myzus persicae, Tetranychus urticae, Nezara viridula and Epichoristodes acerbella are briefly described. Control measures are included.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 932329976

Record 17 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1993-1994
TITLE: Study of the parasitoid complex of Prays citri Mill. (Lep. Hyponomeutidae) in the south of the Alicante Province.
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TITLE: Estudio del complejo parasitario de Prays citri Mill. (Lep., Hyvponomeutidae) en el sur de la provincia de Alicante.
AUTHOR(S): Morena-J; Falco-JV; Jimenez-R
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Boletin-de-Sanidad-Vegetal,-Plagas. 1990, 16: 2, 515-522; 45 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Spanish
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: The parasitoids of Prays citri were determined in the laboratory at 22 -24°C, 60-70% RH and LD 16:8 using eggs, larvae and pupae collected in a lemon growing area of Spain. The braconids Phanerotoma bilinea, P. dentata, Microchelonus rimatus, Habrobracon [Bracon] sp. and Choeras sp. were found parasitising the pest for the first time. Two established parasitoids (Bracon laetus and Ageniaspis fuscicollis) were also observed. A new hyperparasitoid of B. laetus (Gyrinophagus sp.) was also established. Heteropelma sp. and Choeras sp. were found parasitising the tortricid Cacoecimorpha pronubana and the geometrid Gymnoscelis pumilata [G. rufifasciata], resp.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 931157214

Record 18 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1993-1994
TITLE: Microorganisms are involved in the production of volatile kairomones affecting the host seeking behaviour of Diadromus pulchellus, a parasitoid of Acrolepiopsis assectella.
AUTHOR(S): Thibout-E; Guillot-JF; Auger-J
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Physiological-Entomology. 1993, 18: 2, 176-182; 40 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Experiments were conducted to determine the origin of dialkyl disulfides found in the larval frass of Acrolepiopsis assectella which enabled the specialist parasitoid Diadromus pulchellus to find its host. These kairomones were not specific and were also found in the frass of the generalist tortricid pest Cacoecimorpha pronubana fed a leek-based diet. They were emitted only after the frass emerged from the gut. The addition of antibiotics to the diet prevented bacterial development and suppressed disulfide emission. When grown in the presence of sulfur amino acids, which are precursors of sulfur volatiles, some bacteria metabolised the kairomones. The production of volatile kairomones, responsible for host -parasitoid relationships, depended on the presence of additional organisms, i.e., bacteria, and not on enzymes arising from the plant or phytophage.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 931181201

Record 19 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1993-1994
TITLE: Pests of ornamental plants: Epichoristodes acerbella Walk. (syn. Epichorista ionephela Meye., Tubula acerbella Walk.).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Szkodniki roslin ozdobnych: Zwojka afrykaneczka - Epichoristodes acerbella Walk. (syn. Epichorista ionephela Meye., Tubula acerbella Walk.).
AUTHOR(S): Labanowski-G
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Ochrona-Roslin. 1988, 32: 1, 24.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Polish
ABSTRACT: The development of Epichoristodes acerbella in Europe and its larval and adult stages are briefly described. This serious, quarantine-liable pest of ornamental plants has not, so far, been reported for Poland.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 931181885

Record 20 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1993-1994
TITLE: Role of the cocoon of Acrolepiopsis assectella (Lep.: Hyponomeutoidae) in host recognition by the parasitoid Diadromus pulchellus (Hym., Ichneumonidae).
AUTHOR(S): Bekkaoui-A; Thibout-E
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Entomophaga. 1993, 38: 1, 101-113; 18 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Various behavioural criteria of females of the parasitoid Diadromus pulchellus in the presence of their host, Acrolepiopsis assectella, were investigated. An essentially chemical nature of the stimulant determining host recognition is proposed. The physical stimuli of the cocoon seemed not to be implicated, as cocoons whose original texture was completely altered, either mechanically or chemically, and the silk excreted by larvae of the host, significantly stimulated the female parasitoids. The cocoon contact kairomones were detected in aqueous extracts of A. assectella which provoked a positive behavioural response from the females with a threshold concn of 1 cocoon-equivalent. The comparison of aqueous extracts of A. assectella host cocoons, and of non-host species (Bombyx mori, Ephestia kuehniella and Cacoecimorpha pronubana) demonstrated the kairomone specificity of the silk as the extracts of non-host cocoons were ignored by the parasitoid, as were silk threads left by larvae of E. kuehniella. Finally the contact kairomones linked to the silk seem to be independent of food plant or nutrient diet of the host larvae. The cocoons spun by larvae reared on leeks or on artificial diets with or without powdered leek provoke similar responses in the parasitoids.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 931182566

Record 21 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1992
TITLE: Trial of pesticide products for the control of the carnation tortricids (Epichoristodes acerbella Wlk) (Cacoecimorpha pronubana Mbn).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Assaig de productes plaguicides per al control dels clavell (Epichoristodes acerbella Wlk) (Cacoecimorpha pronubana Mbn).
AUTHOR(S): Ros-MA; Casadevall-M; Ferrer-X; Sorribas-R
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Fulls-d'Informacio-Tecnica. 1987, No. 131, 4 pp.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Catalan
ABSTRACT: Control of the tortricids Epichoristodes acerbella and Cacoecimorpha pronubana in carnations using several pesticides was examined under field conditions near Barcelona, Spain. Pesticide treatments were: Bacillus thuringiensis; fenazox [diphenyldiazene 1-oxide]; thiodicarb; cyhalothrin; bifenthrin; kinoprene; fluvalinate; and methomyl. Four spray applications were made and numbers of live individuals (both species) were estimated following the fourth application. Pesticides with pest counts _50% of those of untreated controls were: B. thuringiensis, thiodicarb, methomyl and alternate applications of thiodicarb and methomyl.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Miscellaneous
ACCESSION NUMBER: 921157051

Record 22 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1992
TITLE: Pesticide trials for control of carnation tortricids (Epichoristodes acerbella Wlk) (Cacoecimorpha pronubana Mbn).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Assaig de plaguicides per al control dels tortricids dels clavell (Epichoristodes acerbella Wlk) (Cacoecimorpha pronubana Mbn).
AUTHOR(S): Casadevall-M; Ferrer-X; Sorribas-R
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Fulls-d'Informacio-Tecnica. 1987, No. 125, 4 pp.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Catalan
ABSTRACT: In field trials carried out in Spain, foliar insecticides were tested for control of the tortricids Epichoristodes acerbella and Cacoecimorpha pronubana in carnations. The insecticides tested were Bacillus thuringiensis, fenazox, thiodicarb, cyhalothrin-A, bifenthrin, kinoprene, fluvalinate and methamidophos with cyfluthrin. All treatments gave acceptable control.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Miscellaneous
ACCESSION NUMBER: 921157033

Record 23 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1992
TITLE: Observations on the chemical control of citrus pests: selectivity of the pheromone traps of Archips rosanus L. and Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) (Lepidoptera-Tortricidae).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Osservazioni sul controllo chimico dei fitofagi degli agrumi: selettivita delle trapole a feromoni di Archips rosanus L. e Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) (Lepidoptera-Tortricidae).
AUTHOR(S): Benfatto-D; Sichel-MD
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Annali-dell'Istituto-Sperimentale-per- l'Agrumicoltura. 1988-1989, 21-22: 171-180; 9 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Pheromone traps were used to monitor populations of Lepidoptera in lemon and orange orchards in eastern Sicily in 1987-88 to help to rationalize their chemical control. An examination of males captured throughout the year in pheromone traps of the univoltine tortricid Archips rosanus, revealed that only individuals captured in May and June belonged to the species A. rosanus, while the remainder belonged to the polyvoltine species Cacoecimorpha pronuba. A maximum of 6% of the males captured in pheromone traps of C. pronubana belonged to A. rosanus. C. pronubana was more common than was A. rosanus in the lemon orchards. It is concluded that the pheromones used were not sufficiently selective for these tortricid species.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 921164106

Record 24 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1992
TITLE: Bacillus thuringiensis preparations as a means for the control of lepidopterous avocado pests in Israel.
AUTHOR(S): Wysoki-M
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Israel-Journal-of-Entomology. 1989, 23: 119-129; 53 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Ascotis selenaria, Cryptoblabes gnidiella and Cacoecimorpha pronubana are described as serious pests of avocado in Israel and Spodoptera littoralis as a slightly less serious pest. Attempts to produce strains of Bacillus thuringiensis suitable for their control are reviewed. The effect of treatment wih B. thuringiensis on nontarget organisms is also briefly discussed.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 921165891

Record 25 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1990-1991
TITLE: Extension in range of the carnation tortrix Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).
AUTHOR(S): Bond-KGM; Good-JA
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Irish-Naturalists'-Journal. 1989, 23: 4, 153; 2 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Larvae of Cacoecimorpha pronubana are reported feeding on the foliage of a cultivar of cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) in a garden in Co Dublin, Ireland, in May 1989. This is the 2nd record from Ireland, indicating that the tortricid is well established there.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 911178097

Record 26 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1990-1991
TITLE: Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) new to Ireland.
AUTHOR(S): Bond-KGM
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Irish-Naturalists'-Journal. 1988, 22: 10, 454.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: A individual of Cacoecimorpha pronubana was observed on a bus in Cork on 19 September 1987. This is the first record of this species in the Irish Republic.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 901135564

Record 27 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1990-1991
TITLE: Pheromones and their use in integrated control in floriculture.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: I feromoni e loro applicabilita nella lotta integrata in floricoltura.
AUTHOR(S): Guda-CD; Capizzi-A
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Colture-Protette. 1988, 17: 8, 97-100; 8 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: The use of sex pheromones in floriculture in Italy is discussed. Sex pheromones have been successfully applied for monitoring population growth of several species including the tortricids Epichoristodes acerbella and Cacoecimorpha pronubana and some species of noctuid (Autographa gamma, Peridroma saucia and Spodoptera littoralis). Monitoring gives useful information about the presence of the pests and their flight intensity to help in integrated pest control decisions. Sex pheromones are also used in direct control by mating disruption; E. acerbella is controlled by this technique in carnation crops in the Sanremo area. The use of sex pheromones combined with reduced but optimized chemical sprays gives better results than conventional chemical control alone.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 901137771

Record 28 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1990-1991
TITLE: Attraction of Cacoecimorpha pronubana male moths to synthetic sex pheromone blends in the wind tunnel.
AUTHOR(S): Witzgall-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Journal-of-Chemical-Ecology. 1990, 16: 5, 1507-1515; 18 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Attraction of males of the tortricid Cacoecimorpha pronubana to blends of 4 sex pheromone components was studied in a wind tunnel at 20-22°C and a windspeed of 30 cm/s. (Z)-11-Tetradecenyl acetate alone did not elicit upwind flight, but when mixed with 10% (Z)-11-tetradecen-1-ol it was attractive to males. Attractivity of this blend was enhanced by the addition of (E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate or (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate, the optimum blend being (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate, (Z)-11-tetradecen-1-ol, (E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate and (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate in a ratio of 100:30:3:3. The effect of (Z)-11-tetradecen-1-ol and (E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate was strongest at 30 and 3%, resp., while (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate increased behavioural responses over a wide range.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 901146863

Record 29 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1987-1989
TITLE: Measuring pheromone release by individual females.
AUTHOR(S): Witzgall-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Bulletin-SROP. 1987, 10: 3, 64; In Working Group "Use of pheromones and other semiochemicals in integrated control", Neustadt, 8-12 September, 1986 ; 2 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: A technique using a glass adsorption collection device for analysing pheromone blends released by individual calling females during short intervals (10 min) is described using the tortricid Cacoecimorpha pronubana. Over 80% of the pheromone emitted from an artificial sources was recovered by the method.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Conference-paper; Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 891117477

Record 30 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1987-1989
TITLE: Male disorientation trials with a particular formulation.
AUTHOR(S): Capizzi-A; Tonini-C; Spinelli-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Bulletin-SROP. 1987, 10: 3, 68-70; In Working Group "Use of pheromones and other semiochemicals in integrated control", Neustadt, 8-12 September, 1986 ; 3 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: The results of disorientation trials on the pyralid Ephestia kuehniella, the tortricids Lobesia botrana, Cydia pomonella, Epichoristodes acerbella and C. molesta and the yponomeutid Prays citri using low doses of pheromones released from a discrete long-lasting dispenser are given. In some trials, one face of the dispenser was treated with a pyrethroid. Disorientation occurred for all 6 species, resulting in significant reductions in damage by E. kuehniella, Epichoristodes acerbella, C. molesta and P. citri. The behaviour of the males of Ephestia kuehniella resulted in 100% mortality in cage studies when they repeatedly touched the insecticide-treated dispenser. Some of the problems that were encountered are discussed.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Conference-paper; Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 891117504

Record 31 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1987-1989
TITLE: Rearing of the carnation tortrix on an artificial diet.
AUTHOR(S): Sekerskaya-NP
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Trudy-Gosudarstvennogo-Nikitskogo- Botanicheskogo-Sada. 1986, 99: 92-101; 11 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Russian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: During laboratory rearing experiments in the USSR, powdered leaves of the food plants of Cacoecimorpha pronubana were found to be an essential part of an artificial rearing medium for larvae, their optimum content being 3%. When the pest was reared continuously on an artifical diet, the population remained viable and sufficient material was obtained for experimental purposes over a long period. The threshold temperatures for development were 10°C for the eggs and larvae and 11.5°C for the pupae. The thermal constants for development of the egg, larva and pupa were 147, 520 and 123 day-degrees C, respectively, and the total for the development of a generation was 790 day-degrees C.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 891122824

Record 32 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1987-1989
TITLE: Immature stages of Lepidoptera (V) Seven species of the tribe Archipini Pierce & Metcalfe, 1922 (Tortricidae: Tortricinae).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Estados inmaduros de Lepidoptera (V) Siete especies de la tribu Archipini Pierce & Metcalfe, 1922 (Tortricidae: Tortricinae).
AUTHOR(S): Huertas-Dionisio-M; Dionisio-M-Huertas
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): SHILAP,-Revista-de-Lepidopterologia. 1988, 16: 63, 201-216; 11 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Spanish
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: The life cycle, food plants and immature stages of 7 species belonging to the Archipini tribe of the Tortricinae are described. Illustrations are provided for the immature stages. The species include: Archips xylosteanus, Cacoecimorpha pronubana and Lozotaeniodes cupressanus.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 891120532

Record 33 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1987-1989
TITLE: Specificity of sexual communication between three species of Archipini: Pandemis heparana (Den and Schiff.), Epichoristodes acerbella (Walk.) Cacaecimorpha pronubana (Hb.).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Specificite de la rencontre des sexes chez trois tordeuses Archipini: Pandemis heparana (Den and Schiff.), Epichoristodes acerbella (Walk.) Cacaecimorpha pronubana (Hb.).
AUTHOR(S): Frerot-B
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Colloques-de-l'INRA. 1988, No. 46, 61-66; In Mediateurs chimiques: comportement et systematique des Lepidopteres. Applications en agronomie, held in Valence, France, on 13-14 December 1985 ; 7 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: French
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Experiments on the interspecific attraction between the tortricids Pandemis heparana, Epichoristodes acerbella and Cacoecimorpha pronubana showed that females of the former 2 species were attractive to males of all 3 species. Olfactometer tests showed that the chemical composition of the sex pheromones did not permit identification of females by males. Females always recognized courting males and did not accept males of other species.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Conference-paper; Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 891129062

Record 34 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1987-1989
TITLE: Notes on population dynamics of Archips rosanus (L.) and Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) in Sicilian citrus groves.
AUTHOR(S): Siscaro-G; Longo-S; Ragusa-S
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Bulletin-SROP. 1988, 11: 6, 32-38; In Integrated control in citrus fruit crops, held in Tel-Aviv, Israel, on 10 March 1988 ; 19 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: The population dynamics of the tortricids Archips rosanus and Cacoecimorpha pronubana were studied in citrus orchards in Sicily, Italy, during 1987 using pheromone traps. Adults of A. rosanus occurred from the middle of May to the end of June, while those of C. pronubana were present throughout the year. Samples of preimaginal stages collected from citrus and other plants confirmed that larvae of A. rosanus occur only on citrus, while those of C. pronubana were found only on weeds and olives. A complex of 11 species of Hymenoptera (including 2 hyperparasitoids) and 1 tachinid was identified and parasitism ranged from 5 to 40%.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Conference-paper; Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 891129909

Record 35 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1987-1989
TITLE: Pheromone emission by individual females of carnation tortrix, Cacoecimorpha pronubana.
AUTHOR(S): Witzgall-P; Frerot-B
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Journal-of-Chemical-Ecology. 1989, 15: 2, 707-717; 31 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: The emission of 5 pheromone components by individual females of the tortricid Cacoecimorpha pronubana was measured during 15-min sampling periods. Pheromone was released only during female calling. Blend ratios emitted by individual females were constant over 3 calling periods, despite variations in release rates. The average composition of the pheromone was (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate:(E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate:(Z) -9-tetradecenyl acetate:tetradecyl acetate:(Z)-11-tetradecen-1-ol 82:5:1:5:7. Release ratios of (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate, (E)-11 -tetradecenyl acetate and (Z)-11-tetradecen-1-ol were similar for all the females tested, but release ratios of (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate to the other components varied significantly between individuals.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 891131969

Record 36 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1987-1989
TITLE: Tropical insects in Basle, II.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Tropische Insekten in Basel, II.
AUTHOR(S): Billen-W
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Mitteilungen-der-Entomologischen- Gesellschaft- Basel. 1988, 38: 2-3, 53-57; 1 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
ABSTRACT: The 9 species of insects dealt with in this 2nd contribution on unusual insects in Basle, Switzerland, are not necessarily of Tropical origin but are outside their normal range or are imported. They are Spodoptera exigua, Euzophera bigella, Gymnoscelis rufifasciata, Cacoecimorpha pronubana, Reticulitermes lucifugus, Ostrinia nubilalis, Pandemis cerasana, Synanthedon myopaeformis and Peridroma saucia. Information is included on the food plants (mainly of economic importance) they were found infesting.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 891130567

Record 37 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1987-1989
TITLE: Attack by Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hbn.) on protected crops of gerbera and rose and possibilities of chemical and biological control.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Attacco di Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hbn.) su gerbera e rosa in coltura protette e possibilitadi lotta chimica e biologica.
AUTHOR(S): Inserra-S; Calabretta-C; Garzia-GT
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Difesa-delle-Piante. 1987, 10: 1, 97-100; In Convegno 'La difesa delle colture ornamentali e da fiore'; 2 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: An outbreak of Cacoecimorpha pronubana is reported on rose (for the first time) and gerbera in commercial greenhouses in Sicily. The roses had received traditional chemical treatment against other insect pests, while the gerberas had been protected by means of an integrated control programme that did not include insecticides. On rose, the leaves were affected, the young ones being rolled into cigar shapes and the old ones showing dry necrotic patches. On gerbera, the flowers as well as the leaves were damaged, being webbed together into a shelter for the larva and prevented from opening fully. In tests on control, a preparation of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki (Bactucide P), alone or in combination white mineral oil, was applied to gerbera and deltamethrin or triazophos to rose. The bacterial treatment had little or no effect on the tortricid and the added oil had no synergistic action but caused dark spots on the older gerbera leaves owing to the penetration of the oil into the tissues. Triazophos produced marked phytotoxic symptoms on rose, but a single application of deltamethrin gave 90% mortality of larvae on the buds, as compared with 12% mortality for no treatment.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Conference-paper; Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 881111121

Record 38 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1987-1989
TITLE: Present state of the control of Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera, Agromyzidae) with chemical, biotechnical and biological methods on protected gerbera crops in Sicily.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Stato attuale della lotta contro Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) con mezzi chimici, biotecnici e biologici su gerbera in coltura protetta in Sicilia.
AUTHOR(S): Calabretta-C; Nucifora-A; Calabro-M
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Difesa-delle-Piante. 1987, 10: 1, 87-95; In Convegno 'La difesa delle colture ornamentali e da fiore'; 18 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Tests are reviewed on the control to date of Liriomyza trifolii on greenhouse-grown gerbera crops in Sicily, where it also attacks Phaseolus beans, celery and gypsophila and is becoming increasingly difficult to control in greenhouses where broad-spectrum insecticides are regularly applied. The advantages and disadvantages are discussed of chemical control (including the use of botanical insecticides, insect growth regulators and especially pyrazophos, which is compatible with the activity of some parasitoids of the agromyzid and does not cause phytotoxicity or outbreaks of Tetranychus urticae); yellow trap-dishes coated with adhesive (which catch up to 86 adults/dish daily but give insufficient control of heavy infestations); biological control by means of the eulophid parasitoid Diglyphus isaea (which is effective only to maintain the agromyzid at very low levels after it has been cleared from the greenhouse by some other means, and which can result in the emergence of secondary pests needing separate control, such as Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Cacoecimorpha pronubana and Spodoptera littoralis); and integrated control, combining the use of chromotropic traps, selective insecticides (such as pyrazophos, triazophos or avermectin B1 [abamectin]), fungicides and eventually D. isaea after the residues of toxic insecticide have disappeared.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Conference-paper; Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 881111122

Record 39 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1987-1989
TITLE: Research activity of the Institute of Agricultural Entomology.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Attivita di Ricerca Istituto di Entomologia Agraria.
AUTHOR(S): Crovetti-A (Director)
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Annali-della-Facolta-di-Agraria,- Universita- di-Pisa. 1985, 45: 59-67.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Research carried out in 1985 by the Institute of Agricultural Entomology of the University of Pisa, Italy, is reported briefly under the main headings of integrated control (the tephritid olive fly [Dacus oleae] on olive and the tortricids Epichoristodes acerbella and Cacoecimorpha pronubana on greenhouse carnations); investigation of the infestation of grapevines by 'phylloxera' [Viteus vitifoliae] (with particular reference to resistant and tolerant European varieties of ungrafted vines and to the epidemiology, morphology and dynamics of the phylloxerid); research on the biocoenoses and ecosystems of coastal forests (with particular reference to the diaspidid Leucaspis pusilla on Pinus spp. and to pseudococcids and their natural enemies on Ammophila arenaria, a plant essential to the stability of the sand dunes); control of arthropods of medical or veterinary importance (with particular reference to the monitoring, biology and ecology of houseflies [Musca domestica] in cattle stalls); seasonal fluctuations of small mammals and arthropods in the soil of farms where few or no chemical fertilizers or herbicides are used; integrated pest management of the tortricids Lobesia botrana and Eupoecilia ambiguella in vineyards with a combination of conventional insecticides and Bacillus thuringiensis; study of stored-products insects; and research on rodent control in agricultural, forest and urban environments.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annual-report; Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 870542103

Record 40 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1987-1989
TITLE: Longevity, fecundity and egg hatching of Epichoristodes acerbella under constant temperatures (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).
AUTHOR(S): Gabarra-R; Buisan-A; Avilla-J; Albajes-R
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Entomologia-Generalis. 1986, 12: 1, 45-50; 2 fig.; 10 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Pupae of Epichoristodes acerbella were collected from carnations in Spain and the larvae resulting from these were reared in the laboratory on carnation or a semi-synthetic diet at 10, 15, 17, 20, 22, 25, 27 or 30°C. There was no difference between the lifespan of male and female moths. Lifespan was longest at 15°C (28.5 days) and shortest at 30°C (11.5 days). Fecundity was significantly lower at extreme temperatures (10, 27 and 30°C), with a maximum at 25°C (469 eggs per female). Egg hatching was not affected by temperature, except at 10°C (48.2%) and 30°C (0%). Taking into account the mean and maximum temperatures of the parts of Spain where this moth occurs, it was concluded that E. acerbella could reproduce during the winter months and that high temperature played a limiting role only in the southern areas of Spain.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 870545128

Record 41 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1984-1986
TITLE: Use of the sex pheromone in the control of Epichoristodes acerbella (Walker) on carnation.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Impiego del feromone sessuale di sintesi nella lotta contro Epichoristodes acerbella (Walker) su garofano.
AUTHOR(S): Bene-G-del; Rumine-P; Del-Bene-G
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Redia. 1984, 67: 355-365; 4 fig.; 9 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: The sex pheromone of Epichoristodes acerbella (a mixture of 66.7% (Z)-11 -tetradecenyl acetate, 16.7% (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate, 8.3% (Z)-11 -tetradecen-1-ol and 8.3% (Z)-9-tetradecen-1-ol) was tested on carnations grown in the greenhouse or in the open field in Pescia, Italy, for the direct control of the tortricid by mating disruption. The pheromone was dispensed from cylindrical strips of rubber each impregnated with 20 µg of the mixture and distributed over the test area at the rate of 1 strip/10 m2. The pheromone did not appear suitable for direct control in the open air, if applied over only a limited area; its main function therefore continues to be population monitoring, which permits the rationalization of chemical control.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 860530781

Record 42 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1984-1986
TITLE: Results of four years of research and experiment on the sex pheromone of Epichoristodes acerbella (Walker).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Risultati di un quadriennio di ricerche e sperimentazione sul ferormone sessuale di Epichoristodes acerbella (Walker).
AUTHOR(S): Guda-C-dalla; Capizzi-A; Arsura-E; Spinelli-P; Dalla-Guda-C
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Annali-dell'Istituto-Sperimentale-per-la- Floricoltura. 1984, 15: 1, 1-16; 17 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: The most effective pheromone mixture, giving 70% selectivity, contained 66.7% cis-11-tetradecenyl acetate, 16.7% 9-tetradecenyl acetate, 8.3% cis -11-tetradecenol, and 8.3% cis-9-tetradecenol. The pheromone was used to monitor carnation moth activity; four adult emergence periods were detected in a year. Crop protection in carnations using the confusion method gave good results provided it was applied to an area of at least 1 ha. Dispensers with daily release rates of 32 and 3.2 mug/m2 were effective when spaced at one per 10 m2 and one per 5 m2, respectively.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 860339902

Record 43 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1984-1986
TITLE: Effectiveness of synthetic pyrethroids against Epichoristodes acerbella (Walker).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Efficacia di piretroidi di sintesi nei confronti di Epichoristodes acerbella (Walker).
AUTHOR(S): Bene-G-del; Del-Bene-G
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Redia. 1983, 66: 425-434; 2 fig.; 8 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Synthetic pyrethroids were tested in 1981-82 against Epichoristodes acerbella on carnations grown in the greenhouse and in the open air in Italy. Deltamethrin at 60 g/hl, cypermethrin at 50 and 100 g and fenvalerate at 80 and 100 g, applied at intervals of 2-3 weeks beginning at the emergence of the first adults, gave high protection rates similar to those afforded by weekly spray treatments with a mixture of mevinphos and carbaryl at 150 g/hl each. Pyrethroids had no curative effect once infestation had become established. Mercury-vapour light traps and pheromone traps proved equally effective for monitoring populations of E. acerbella.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 850520194

Record 44 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1984-1986
TITLE: Study of the pheromone secretion of the European carnation tortricid: Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), Lep. Tortricidae, Tortricinae.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Etude de la secretion pheromonale de la tordeuse europeenne de l'oeillet: Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), Lep. Tortricidae, Tortricinae.
AUTHOR(S): Descoins-C; Einhorn-J; Lalanne-Cassou-B; Pralavorio-M; Cassou-B- Lalanne-
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Agronomie. 1985, 5: 1, 19-26; 4 fig.; 20 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: French
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: The elementary components in the sex pheromone blend produced by virgin females of the polyphagous pest Cacoecimorpha pronubana were identified by gas chromatography, mass spectrometry and microchemistry in the laboratory in France. Of the 6 components isolated, the 3 that affected male sexual behaviour were (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate (the main component of the blend), (E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate and (Z)-11-tetradecen-1-ol. Caps baited with a 1000 µg blend of (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate/(E)-11 -tetradecenyl acetate (90%) and (Z)-11-tetradecen-1-ol (10%) were used to monitor flight of the pest in field crops of flowers in south-eastern France.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 850522935

Record 45 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1984-1986
TITLE: The diseases and pests of the leek.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Les maladies et ravageurs du poireau.
AUTHOR(S): Grill-D
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Phytoma. 1985, No. 371, 39-41; 5 col. fig.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: French
ABSTRACT: Notes are provided on the biology, injuriousness and control (mainly chemical control in relation to monitoring) of pests (including the nematode Ditylenchus dipsaci and the insects Acrolepiopsis assectella, Thrips tabaci, Scotia segetum [Agrotis segetum], Cacoecimorpha pronubana, Delia antiqua and aphids), diseases (including Phytophthora porri, Puccinia porri, Heterosporium allii, Urocystis cepulae, Alternaria porri, Sclerotium cepivorum, Pyrenochaeta terrestris, Pseudomonas syringae and viruses) and physiological accidents of leeks in France.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 850530102

Record 46 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1984-1986
TITLE: Tortrix moths on strawberry.
AUTHOR(S): Vernon-JDR
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Leaflet,-Ministry-of-Agriculture,- Fisheries- and-Food,-UK. 1984, No. 786, 6 pp.; 8 fig. (7 col.); 5 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Larvae of several tortricid species cause damage to strawberry in the United Kingdom. The most important species are Acleris comariana (Lienig & Zell.), Clepsis spectrana (Treitschke) and Olethreutes lacunana (Denis & Schiff.), but damage is also caused locally by other species including Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) and Cnephasia interjectana (Haw.). This leaflet contains information on the morphology, injuriousness, natural enemies (especially the chalcid Litomastix aretas (Wlk.)) and control of these pests.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Miscellaneous
ACCESSION NUMBER: 840512798

Record 47 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1984-1986
TITLE: Carnation tortricids.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: I tortricidi del garofano.
AUTHOR(S): Pandolfo-FM; Zagami-G
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Informatore-Fitopatologico. 1983, 33: 12, 19-26; 16 fig. (15 col.); 17 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Information is given on the morphology and bionomics of Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) (Tortrix pronubana) and Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) and on the damage caused to carnations grown in the greenhouse in Italy. Both species have 4 generations a year, and the mature larvae or pupae overwinter in the leaf stalks or flower buds. The first adults emerge in April and the females lay 150-180 eggs each on the leaves. The larvae hatch in the spring, and those of C. pronubana feed on the leaves and those of E. acerbella mine the flower buds and other tender tissues. Pupation occurs in cocoons spun between leaves, in tunnels in the stem or in hollowed-out flower buds. The 4 generations last 70, 81, 187 and 202 days, respectively, owing to the very variable duration of the egg stage according to the time of year. Control tests in 1982-83 in Pisa, Pistoia and Lucca demonstrated the effectiveness of pyrethroids such as permethrin (Ambush), deltamethrin (Decis) and fenvalerate (Sumicidin), especially for a first application in May or June; this should be followed 10 days later by an application of an organophosphate such as triazophos (Hostathion) at 150-200 g/hl, and 10 days after that by a further application of pyrethroids. It is pointed out that mevinphos, which was previously recommended for the control of these species, is now officially banned from agricultural use.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 840516418

Record 48 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1984-1986
TITLE: Research activity of the Institute of Agricultural Entomology.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Attivita di Ricerca, Istituto di Entomologia Agraria.
AUTHOR(S): Crovetti-A (Director)
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Annali-della-Facolta-di-Agraria,- Universita- di-Pisa. 1982, publ. 1984, 42: 69-75.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Research carried out in 1982 by the Institute of Agricultural Entomology of the University of Pisa, Italy, is reported briefly under the main headings of integrated pest control (Dacus oleae and Saissetia oleae on olive, Epichoristodes acerbella on carnation, Scotia ipsilon [Agrotis ipsilon] and A. segetum on tomato, and Thaumetopoea pityocampa on forest trees); investigation of infestations by 'phylloxera' (Dactylosphaera vitifoliae [Viteus vitifoliae]), with particular reference to European varieties of ungrafted grapevines in the regions of Tuscany, Liguria and Emilia -Romagna; the entomological and mammalian ecosystems of coastal forests in Tuscany, with particular reference to Diptera and Coleoptera; and control of arthropods of medical and veterinary importance, with special reference to the effects of hormonal insecticides on Musca domestica and of attractants on ticks.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annual-report; Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 840519518

Record 49 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1982-1983
TITLE: Phytosanitary protection of the principal species of cut flower. Carnation in protected cultivation.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: La protection phytosanitaire des principales especes de fleurs coupees. L'oeillet cultive sous abri.
AUTHOR(S): Marlot-R
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Horticulture-Francaise. 1983, No.153, 6-8; 2 pl.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: French
ABSTRACT: A review of preventive and curative methods of control recommended for nematodes, carnation tortrix moth (Tortrix [Cacoecimorpha] pronubana), thrips, mites (Tetranychus urticae, T. cinnabarinus), aphids, leaf miner (Pseudonapomyza dianthicola) and Phorbia [Delia] platura.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 830317176

Record 50 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1982-1983
TITLE: Identification of (Z)-11-tetradecen-1-yl acetate as a component of Epichoristodes acerbella sex pheromone.
AUTHOR(S): Sehnal-F; Janda-V Jr.; Nemec-V
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Frustula-Entomologica. 1979, publ. 1982, 2: 113-120; 3 fig.; 5 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: Italian
ABSTRACT: A sex attractant in hexane extracts of the abdominal tips of virgin females of Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) was identified in the laboratory in Italy by various methods that are described as (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate. The synthetic compound showed a strong attraction for males of both E. acerbella and Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) (Cacoecia pronubana), which are both pests of carnation in Tuscany, Liguria and other parts of Italy.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 830501409

Record 51 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1982-1983
TITLE: A rather specific and highly effective sex attractant for males of Epichoristodes acerbella (Walk.).
AUTHOR(S): Carpita-A; Crovetti-A; Quaglia-F; Rossi-R
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Frustula-Entomologica. 1980, publ. 1982, 3: 196-203; 10 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: Italian
ABSTRACT: In investigations in Italy, the sex pheromone of the carnation pest Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) was found to consist of a mixture of (Z) -11-tetradecenyl acetate (74.6%), (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate (10%), (Z)-9 -tetradecen-1-ol (5.1%), (Z)-11-tetradecen-1-ol (5.1%) and tetradecyl acetate (5.2%). Sticky traps baited with 25 mu l of the mixture were found to be effective in greenhouses for monitoring populations of this species; they were more specific than the ultraviolet light-traps previously used to catch Lepidoptera infesting greenhouse carnations, although in the present experiments several of the pheromone traps caught males of other tortricids (notably Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.)) as well as those of E. acerbella.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 830505116

Record 52 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1982-1983
TITLE: Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on conifers.
AUTHOR(S): Sokoloff-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Entomologist's-Gazette. 1983, 34: 2, 124; 2 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) is reported infesting yound Leyland cypresses (X Cupressocyparis leylandii) in a garden in south-eastern England in the spring of 1974. No furher feeding by the tortricid has been observed on this food-plant since.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 830505696

Record 53 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1982-1983
TITLE: Research activity of the Institute of Agricultural Entomology.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Attivita di Ricerca, Istituto di Entomologia Agraria.
AUTHOR(S): Crovetti-A (Director)
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Annali-della-Facolta-di-Agraria,- Universita- di-Pisa. 1981, publ. 1982, 41: 59-65.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Research carried out in 1981 by the Institute of Agricultural Entomology of the University of Pisa, Italy, is reported briefly under the main headings of integrated pest control, abiotic factors limiting development and outbreaks of Dacus oleae (Gmel.), screening of juvenile and moulting hormone mimics, research on ecosystems and biocoenoses of coastal forests in Tuscany, mechanisms of resistance to insecticides, biological and chorological research on Viteus vitifoliae (Fitch) infesting grapevine, and rodent pests and their control with baits. The crops involved in the relevant tests were carnation (infested by Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) and Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.)) and other glasshouse crops, olive and grapevine. Musca domestica L. was used as a test insect for laboratory experiments with toxic chemicals and hormone mimics, and Tenebrio molitor L. for tests of the hormone mimics only.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annual-report; Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 830507621

Record 54 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1982-1983
TITLE: Some moths recorded at sex pheromone traps in Mitidja, Algeria (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Pyralidae, Noctuidae).
AUTHOR(S): Soldan-T; Spitzer-K
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Acta-Entomologica-Bohemoslovaca. 1983, 80: 5, 395-398; 1 fig.; 22 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: Russian
ABSTRACT: Monitoring trials were carried out in Mitidja, Algeria, during the autumn of 1981 with 14 synthetic sex pheromones of Lepidoptera. Response to pheromones was observed for the first time in the case of Mythimna loreyi (Dup.) ((Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate and a mixture of (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate and (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate) and M. unipuncta (Haw.) ((Z)-11 -hexadecenyl acetate). Positive reactions to traps with pheromone caps were observed in Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) ((Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate), Spodoptera cilium Gn., Ephestia figulilella Gregson (Cadra figulilella), E. elutella (Hb.) and Plodia interpunctella (Hb.) ((9Z,12E) -9,12-tetradecadienyl acetate), Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) ((9Z,11E) -9,11-tetradecadienyl acetate), Trichoplusia ni (Hb.) ((Z)-11-dodecenyl acetate) and Autographa gamma (L.) (a mixture of (Z)-7-tetradecenyl acetate and (E)-7-tetradecenyl acetate). In contrast to its Oriental sibling species Chrysodeixis eriosoma (Dbd.), C. chalcites (Esp.) showed a negative response to traps baited with caps containing (Z)-11-dodecenyl acetate but was attracted by caps containing a mixture of (Z)-11 -hexadecenal and (Z)-9-tetradecenal or of looplure ((Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate) and (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 830507635

Record 55 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1982-1983
TITLE: Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner on Epichoristodes acerbella (Walk.) Diak.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Effetti di Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner su Epichoristodes acerbella (Walk.) Diak.
AUTHOR(S): Bene-G-del; Del-Bene-G
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Redia. 1981, recd. 1983, 64: 229-236; 1 col. pl., 1 fig.; 5 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Problems of environmental contamination caused by chemical pesticides in the Pescia district of Tuscany, Italy, led to a search for alternative methods of controlling the pests of carnation, the most widely cultivated crop in the area. Since Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) was the insect pest that normally required the greatest number of chemical applications, especially in the greenhouse where it developed more rapidly, the effectiveness of Bacillus thuringiensis for its control on carnation was tested in the laboratory and in the field. The bacillus proved effective in the laboratory when ingested at 0.2% in an artificial larval diet; however, in the open field 71% mortality was obtained from spray treatments of the plants with Thuricide HP (a commercial preparation of B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki) at 0.15%, and in the greenhouse no more than 87% kill was obtained from sprays of B. thuringiensis applied at 100 or 150 g/hl.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 830598832

Record 56 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1982-1983
TITLE: Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on conifers.
AUTHOR(S): Winter-TG
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Entomologist's-Gazette. 1982, 33: 3-4, 229-230; 1 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: The polyphagous pest Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) is reported infesting conifers in the UK for the first time. Himalayan juniper (Juniperus squamata) in southern England was found infested in July 1972. In May 1979, larvae caused slight damage to white spruce (Picea glauca) growing in a polythene tunnel house in southern Scotland. This represents a northwards extension of the range of the tortricid in the UK. In 1981, Leyland cypress (X Cupressocyparis leylandii) growing in a polyethylene tunnel house in central England was damaged. In January 1982, a pot-grown example of Thuja occidentalis indoors in southern England was heavily infested by larvae.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 830598927

Record 57 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1982-1983
TITLE: Analysis of the pheromone secretion of the South African carnation tortrix: Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) (Lepidoptera Tortricidae).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Analyse de la secretion pheromonale de la tordeuse sud-africaine de l'oeillet: (Epichoristodes acerbella) (Walk.) (Lepidoptere Tortricidae).
AUTHOR(S): Lalanne-Cassou-B; Frerot-B; Cassou-B-Lalanne-
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Comptes-Rendus-Hebdomadaires-des-Seances- de- l'Academie-des-Sciences,-D. 1980, 291: 10, 845-848; 1 fig.; 8 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: French
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Physico-chemical analysis in the laboratory in France, by methods that are described, of the female sex pheromone of Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.), a serious pest of carnations in the Alpes-Maritimes, showed that the secretion contained 4 chemical components, Z9TDA [(Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate] at 8%, Z11TDA [(Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate] at 64%, Z9TDol [(Z)-9 -tetradecen-1-ol] at 2%, and Z11TDol [(Z)-11-tetradecen-1-ol] at 26%. None of the components when tested alone had any effect on the male of E. acerbella, but the combination of the first, second and fourth in proportions similar to those of the natural secretion proved to be competitive with virgin females. The role of Z9TDol in affecting male behaviour has not yet been fully determined.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 810584870

Record 58 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1982-1983
TITLE: An important pest of Spanish carnations, the South African carnation miner, Epichoristodes acerbella Walk.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Importante plaga de los claveles espanoles, la minadora sudafricana del clavel, Epichoristodes acerbella, Walk.
AUTHOR(S): Vives-JM
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Agricultura,-Spain. 1980, 49: 580, 688-691; 2 fig.; 13 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Spanish
ABSTRACT: Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.), a pest of carnations, was first reported from Spain in 1976 in the Province of Barcelona, though it had probably been present in the country for some years before that. In 1979, the leaf miner was also reported in Murcia and Almeria. Notes are given on its morphology, including characters that enable it to be distinguished from Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), another pest of carnations in Spain, on its biology, its natural enemies and its control. In Barcelona, it is parasitised by the hymenopterous species Colpoclypeus florus (Wlk.), Itoplectis maculator (F.) and Trichogramma evanescens Westw. as well as the dipterous parasites Actia pilipennis (Fall.) and Nemorilla maculosa (Mg.). The difficulties of controlling this pest are discussed; good results have been obtained with synthetic pyrethroids, but the timing of the treatments is critical.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 810586958

Record 59 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1982-1983
TITLE: Research activity.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Attivita di ricerca.
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): Istituto di Entomologia Agraria, Pisa.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Annali-della-Facolta-di-Agraria,- Universita- di-Pisa. 1980, recd. 1982, 40: 65-74.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: The research work of the Institute of Agricultural Entomology attached to the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Pisa, Italy, was continued in 1980 [see RAE/A 69, 5133] and is reviewed briefly in 6 main sections, of which 5 are concerned with insect pests (and 1 with mammalian pests also) of crops, trees and stored products, and 1 with the control of mammalian pests only (mostly rodents). Studies on integrated control in the first section were divided into control on olive and on glasshouse crops. On olive, different sampling methods for monitoring levels of infestation by Dacus oleae (Gmel.) were tested at Asciano and methods of calculating the economic thresholds for D. oleae and Saissetia oleae (Ol.) were further investigated in the Grosseto district; in both localities, new attractants (such as microencapsulated ammonium compounds, pheromones and protein baits) were tested in chromotropic traps, and the relationship between the numbers of D. oleae caught ant the incidence of infestation was compared for these traps and for McPhail bottle-traps. In greenhouses in Tuscany, light-traps with lamps of differing intensity and range were compared for their effectiveness against Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) and Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), and investigation of synthetic sex pheromones for mating disruption and mass-trapping of these moths was continued. In the second section, field and laboratory studies were continued on the role of abiotic factors (temperature, humidity and photoperiod) on the development of D. oleae on olive, and in the field also on their effect on the number of generations produced and on seasonal numerical fluctuations, as shown by sampling of grape clusters and catches of adults on chromotropic sticky panels. The third section is concerned with the screening of synthetic analogues of juvenile hormones and ecdysones for the control of Tenebrio molitor L. and other insects by ingestion or by contact. In the fourth section, faunistic studies were concluded on the insects and small mammals inhabiting pine and oak forests along the coastal region of Tuscany, with particular attention to behaviour and seasonal fluctuations in the populations of certain insects. The fifth section is concerned with laboratory studies, using Musca domestica L. as the test insect, on the mechanics both of the toxicity of various insecticide compounds and of the development of resistance to them by insects. Abstracts of recent serial publications and monographs by the institute on these subjects are appended.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 820589312

Record 60 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1982-1983
TITLE: Macrocentrus rossemi sp.n., a new species of the thoracicus group (Hymenoptera, Braconidae).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Macrocentrus rossemi sp.n., eine neue Art der thoracicus- Gruppe (Hymenoptera, Braconidae).
AUTHOR(S): Haeselbarth-E; Achterberg-C-van; Van-Achterberg-C
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Entomologische-Berichten. 1981, 41: 10, 157-160; 12 fig.; 1 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Macrocentrus rossemi sp.n. is described from the adult female. This species was collected as a parasite of Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) in the Mediterranean region. Characters are given by which it can be distinguished from M. kurnakovi Tobias, a closely related species that parasitises Morophaga boleti (F.) in the south of the Netherlands.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 820589670

Record 61 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1982-1983
TITLE: Cacoecimorpha pronubana Hb. (Tortricidae), a new pest of Rhododendron praecox Carr.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Cacoecimorpha pronubana Hb. (Tortricidae) een nieuwe parasiet van Rhododendron praecox Carr.
AUTHOR(S): Heungens-A; Daele-E-van; Van-Daele-E
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Mededelingen-van-de-Faculteit- Landbouwwetenschappen,-Rijksuniversiteit -Gent. 1981, 46: 2, 581-589; 1 fig.; XXXIII International Symposium on Crop Protection; 11 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Dutch
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English, French
ABSTRACT: Larvae of Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), which had not previously been recorded as an economic pest in Belgium, were observed damaging the leaves of Rhododendron praecox in August 1980 near Ghent. Out of doors the tortricid had 2 generations a year, while on the same food-plant in the greenhouse it appeared to have 3. In control tests, 5 insecticides were applied by means of both a knapsack atomiser and a medium-pressure sprayer, the former giving the better results. Endosulfan at 350 g/litre, oxamyl at 240 g/litre and 25% methomyl were each applied at 100 ml spray fluid/100 litres water, 25% chlorpyrifos was applied at 150 g wettable powder/100 litres water, and permethrin at 250 g/litre was applied at 20 ml spray fluid/100 litres water, in the medium-pressure sprayer, whereas concentrations were 5 times as high in the atomiser. Chlorpyrifos afforded the best control, giving 91.7% mortality 3 days and 87.3% 7 days after treatment with the atomiser, while the corresponding rates with the medium -pressure sprayer were 87.5 and 84.2%, respectively; methomyl and endosulfan were the next most effective compounds, but permethrin and especially oxamyl did not give satisfactory control.
ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT: Of five insecticides tested at the recommended doses for control of C. pronubana on rhododendron, cv. Praecox, chlorpyrifos gave the best control, followed by methomyl and endosulfan. Permethrin and oxamyl treatments were not satisfactory. A knapsack atomiser gave better coverage than a medium pressure knapsack sprayer.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article; Conference-paper
ACCESSION NUMBER: 820597103

Record 62 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1979-1981
TITLE: Ornamental plants.
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): German Federal Republic, Biologische Bundesanstalt fur Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Berlin und Braunschweig.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): German-Federal-Republic,-Biologische- Bundesanstalt-fur-Land-und -Forstwirtschaft-in-Berlin-und-Braunschweig:-Annual-Report-for-1979-of-the -Federal-Biological-Research-Centre-for-Agriculture-and-Forestry-in-Berlin -and-Braunschweig.:-Jahresbericht-1979. undated, 146 pp.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
ABSTRACT: General: Control of greenhouse whitefly [Trialeurodes vaporariorum]; biological control of T. vaporariorum and Tetranychus urticae; and Otiorhynchus sulcatus control with Metarhizium anisopliae. Carnations: Chemical control of Epichoristodes acerbella. Chrysanthemums: Studies on Liriomyza trifolii. Pelargoniums: Influence of growing temperature on Xanthomonas pelargonii infection; and storage of cuttings in relation to disease control.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annual-report
ACCESSION NUMBER: 810390351

Record 63 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1979-1981
TITLE: Contribution to knowledge of the biocoenosis of Epichoristodes acerbella Walk. in El Maresme.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Contribucion al conocimiento de la biocenosis de Epichoristodes acerbella Walk. en El Maresme.
AUTHOR(S): Albajes-R; Bordas-E; Vives-JM
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Anales-del-Instituto-Nacional-de- Investigaciones-Agrarias,-Serie: -Proteccion-Vegetal. 1979, No. 11, 103-108; 8 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Spanish
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) is a major pest of carnation crops in El Marasme, Barcelona, Spain. It is a polyphagous pest and has also been observed feeding on Sonchus sp., Erigeron sp., and Chili strawberry [Fragaria chiloensis] in Spain. There are thought to be about 4 generations a year in the field at El Maresme and possibly 5-6 generations a year in glasshouse crops. All stages can be found in the field throughout the year and there appears to be no diapause. Insecticidal sprays (especially of acephate, carbaryl, azinphos-methyl parathion-methyl or methomyl) are widely used for control. A survey of natural enemies revealed about 1% parasitism by Colpoclypeus florus (Wlk.), 12% by Itoplectis maculator (F.) and about 5% by tachinids (Actia pilipennis (Fall.), Nemorilla maculosa (Mg.) and Pseudoperichaeta sp.).
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 800577451

Record 64 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1979-1981
TITLE: Research activity in 1979.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Attivita di ricerca 1979.
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): Istituto di Entomologia Agraria, Pisa.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Annali-della-Facolta-di-Agraria,- Universita- di-Pisa. 1979, recd. 1981, 39: 61-68.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: The research work on the Institute of Agricultural Entomology attached to the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Pisa, Italy, in 1979 is reviewed briefly in 7 main sections, of which 6 were concerned with insect and mammalian pests of crops or trees and 1 with the control of rodents only, in the region of Tuscany. Studies on integrated control, in the first section, were divided into control on olive and on glasshouse crops. On olive, methods of calculating the economic threshold of Dacus oleae (Gmel.) and Saissetia oleae (Ol.) were investigated, new attractants for monitoring Dacus adults were tested, and the ecology and behaviour of S. oleae, Filippia oleae (Costa) and F. follicularis Targ. were studied in Tuscany. In the greenhouse, chromotropic sticky traps were tested for the control of Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westw.) and sex pheromones for the control of Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) and Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) through mating disruption and mass-trapping. In the second section, field and laboratory studies are reviewed on the role of abiotic factors such as temperature and humidity in limiting the development and multiplication of D. oleae on olive. The third section is concerned with the screening of synthetic juvenile hormones and ecdysones for the control of Tenebrio molitor L. and other insects. In the fourth section, notes are given on studies of the ecosystem and biocoenosis of the forest along the coast of Tuscany, and especially of the rodent and insect pests (Pissodes castaneus (Deg.) (notatus (F.)) and Dioryctria pineae (Stgr.)) of Pinus pinea. The fifth section is concerned with laboratory studies on the mechanism of resistance to insecticides, using Musca domestica L. as the test insect. The sixth section is concerned with faunistic research on the insects and small mammals in some forest biotopes of Tuscany.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annual-report; Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 810582127

Record 65 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1979-1981
TITLE: Biology and ecology of the tortrix, Epichoristodes acerbella Walk. (Lepidoptera Tortricidae).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Biologie et ecologie de la tordeuse, Epichoristodes acerbella Walk. (Lepidoptera Tortricidae).
AUTHOR(S): Pralavorio-M; Millot-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Annales-de-Zoologie,-Ecologie-Animale. 1978, 10: 4, 645-661; 6 fig.; 14 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: French
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Following severe damage to cultivated carnations in southern France by Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) in 1972, the biology and ecology of the tortrix was studied for the purpose of developing control measures. The results are presented. All types of carnations, both those grown in the open field and those in glasshouses were found to be attacked, as well as other species (such as Gerbera and roses) cultivated in glasshouses; numerous wild species also served as food-plants and acted as reservoirs of infestation. It was found possible to rear E. acerbella on an artificial diet (based on wheat-germ, maize flour, yeast and soyabean hydrolysate) developed for Acrolepiopsis assectella (Zell.) (Acrolepia assectella). Population dynamics were studied in the field partly with the aid of traps baited with virgin females. There were 4 annual generations, the larvae of the fourth overwintering. The species showed considerable resistance to cold. Although the level of damage has decreased somewhat more recently, the polyphagy of the pest, its high reproductive potential and its relative resistance to cold represent a threat to carnation growers; chemical control measures based on its developmental characteristics need to be worked out. Tests to date on chemical control in France are reviewed.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 790564211

Record 66 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1979-1981
TITLE: Some effects of temperature, humidity and larval diet on the life cycle of the South African carnation worm, Epichoristodes acerbella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).
AUTHOR(S): Herfs-W; Bolton-MC
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Journal-of-the-Entomological-Society-of- Southern-Africa. 1979, 42: 1, 129 -135; 11 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: In laboratory investigations on the biology of Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.), a pest of carnations in South Africa, constant temperatures from 15 to 25 deg C were optimal for the development of the immature stages, as well as for female fecundity. The calculated lower threshold for development was 7.2 deg C for the egg, 7.0 deg C for the larva and 7.9 deg C for the pupa. At 20 and 25 deg C, relative humidities of 12.5-100% did not affect the duration of the egg and pupal stages, but fewer eggs hatched at humidities of 92.5% and above. Larvae developed as successfully on an artificial diet as on carnation plants. Five larval instars were recorded at 25 deg C. The immature stages were better adapted to extreme temperatures and low relative humidities than those of Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), as described by W. Herfs.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 790565805

Record 67 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1979-1981
TITLE: Radiodisinfestation of carnations from injurious tortricids. II. Effects of ionising radiation on the eggs of Epichoristodes acerbella (Walk.) (Lepidoptera Tortricidae).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: La radiodisinfestazione del garofano dai tortricidi dannosi. II. Effetti delle radiazioni ionizzanti sulla uova di Epichoristodes acerbella (Walk.) (Lepidoptera Tortricidae).
AUTHOR(S): Cirio-U; Gentili-PA
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Bollettino-di-Zoologia-Agraria-e-di- Bachicoltura. 1977-1978, recd. 1980, 14: 123-132; 6 fig.; 14 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: In this second part of a series on the control of Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) in carnations grown for cutting by means of irradiation [see RAE/A 66, 848], an account is given of laboratory experiments carried out in Rome, Italy, in which eggs of the pest were exposed to doses of 5-70 krad 1, 4 or 7 days before hatching. Complete kill of eggs was obtained by exposure of eggs 2 days old to 7 krad, 5 days old to 20 krad or 8 days old to 70 krad. Treatment of eggs 8 days old with 13 krad gave complete pupal mortality, and treatment with 10 krad induced complete sterility of the ensuing adults; some eggs were laid, but none hatched.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 800573455

Record 68 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1979-1981
TITLE: Data sheets on quarantime organisms. EPPO list A2.
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): 1979, many fig. (many col.); many ref.
PUBLISHER INFORMATION: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.; Paris; France
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: The 18 further data sheets under review consist of illustrated leaflets dealing with organisms listed in the EPPO A2 quarantine list [see RAE/A 66, 4669]. They include 15 concerned with insects, the species being Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby, Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), Ceratitis capitata (Wied.), Viteus vitifoliae (Fitch) (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae), Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.), Eriosoma lanigerum (Hsm.), Heliothis armigera (Hb.) (Helicoverpa armigera), Hyphantria cunea (Dru.), Ips amitinus Eichh., Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), Phthorimaea operculella (Zell.), Pseudococcus comstocki (Kuw.), Quadraspidiotus perniciosus (Comst.), Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) and Trogoderma granarium Everts.
ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT: In the following data sheets the synonyms, common names and principal hosts of the nematodes are listed. The geographical distribution, life history and economic importance are briefly discussed and there are notes on transmission, identification and control of the nematode. There are photographs showing nematode damage.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Miscellaneous
ACCESSION NUMBER: 800571480

Record 69 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1979-1981
TITLE: Caterpillar control with Bacillus thuringiensis.
AUTHOR(S): Burges-HD; Jarrett-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Grower. 1978, 90: 13, 589-590, 593-595; 1 pl.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Biological control using B. thuringiensis preparations is discussed for caterpillar pests of various glasshouse vegetable and ornamental crops. In application trials 3 pulse-jet type machines (Pulsfog, Swingfog and Dynafog) proved suitable for applying sprays of the wettable powder, whereas an exhaust type machine (Dorman) killed the bacterial spores and denatured toxin crystals by heating. In glasshouse trials B. thuringiensis fogs applied to tomatoes gave excellent control of tomato moth (Lacanobia oleracea) larvae. The amount of fog deposited decreased with increasing distances from the fogging machine and the effective application distance was about 12 m with small machines such as the Swingfog SN11P. Droplet distribution on foliage is described. Studies on beds of tall chrysanthemums showed that high volume sprays gave the most even cover compared with thermal fogs and with a fan-assisted, controlled droplet, spinning disc low-volume applicator. Tomato moth larvae were the most susceptible to treatment, whereas the common species on year-round chrysanthemums, angleshades moth (Phlogophora meticulosa), silver Y moth (Autographa gamma) and carnation tortrix moth (Cacoecimorpha pronubana), were 3 times less susceptible and required heavier dosages. Suitable dosages are given for these species and for Clepsis spectrana on roses and Mamestra brassicae on sweet peppers and chrysanthemums.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 780367745

Record 70 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1979-1981
TITLE: Codling moth, false codling moth and leafrollers on stone fruits.
AUTHOR(S): Blomefield-TL
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Information-Bulletin,-Fruit-and-Fruit- Technology-Research-Institute. 1978, No. 412, 4 pp.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Descriptions are given of the damage caused by Carpocapsa [Cydia] pomonella, Cryptophlebia leucotreta and the leafrollers Tortrix capensana and Epichoristodes acerbella, with details of the recommended control measures.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Miscellaneous
ACCESSION NUMBER: 790374676

Record 71 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: The carnation leaf-roller as a pest in avocado trees.
AUTHOR(S): Wysoki-M; Izhar-I
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Special-Publication,-Agricultural- Research- Organization,-Israel. 1976, No. 65, 91-93; 2 pl.; 17 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Hebrew
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Cacoecimorpha pronubana caused damage to avocado orchards in Western Galilee in 1972. Since then the number of fruits damaged by this pest has declined considerably.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 770354704

Record 72 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Forty first German plant protection convention at Munster, 10-14 October 1977.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: 41. Deutsche Pflanzenschutz-Tagung in Munster, 10.-14. Oktober 1977.
AUTHOR(S): Friedlander-H; Schneider-G; Hubl-H; Aster-Ev; Laufersweiler-H; Hofmann-K; Schietinger-R; Groner-A; Oheimb-R-von; Bau-H; Schuphan-I; Ebing-W; Grunwald-J; Seemuller-E; Boness-M; Mappes-D; Heimes-R; Locher-F; Beetz-KJ; Bode-O; Kunze-L; Hamdorf-G; Lesemann-DE; Zeller-W; Persiel-F; Peters-L; Leiber-E; Kollner-V; Schickedanz-F
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Mitteilungen-aus-der-Biologischen- Bundesanstalt-fur-Land-und -Forstwirtschaft-Berlin-Dahlem. 1977, No. 178, 1-288; many ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: The papers of horticultural interest are the following: Growth retardation on lawns with CME 10951 W, by H. Friedlander and G. Schneider; Alloxydimedon-sodium, a selective post-emergence herbicide for the control of grasses in dicotyledonous crops, by H. Hubl, E.v. Aster and H. Laufersweiler; Experience with dimethachlor for weed control in cabbage species, by K. Hofmann and R. Schietinger; Development and use of a nuclear polyhedrosis virus-preparation for control of the cabbage moth [Mamestra brassicae], by A. Groner; Influence of different air blast sprayers on deposition and drift of pesticides in orchards and vineyards, by R. von Oheimb; The effects of application methods of plant protection chemicals on the deposits, the phytotoxic reaction and residues on greenhouse vegetable plants, by H. Bau; Metabolism and balance studies of monolinuron - 14C after its use in spinach followed by cress and potato crops, by I. Schuphan and W. Ebing; The destruction of the periderm as a barrier against infection by the larvae of the raspberry cane midge, Thomasiniana theobaldi Barnes (Dipt., Cecidomyidae), by J. Grunwald and E. Seemuller; Field trials with sex attractant pheromones of the fruit tree leaf rollers Archips podanus and Adoxophyes orana, by M. Boness; Experiences over several years with Ronilan [vinclozolin] in fruit, vegetables and ornamentals, by D. Mappes, R. Heimes and F. Locher; Control of Botrytis by Ronilan in grapes at different times of application, by K. J. Beetz and F. Locher; Investigations on virus diseases of hop, on the production of virus-free material and on the reinfection of virus-free plantations, by O. Bode; Two newly observed wood and bark disorders in fruit trees caused by virus infection, by L. Kunze; Investigations on the occurrence of hydrangea ringspot virus in hydrangea varieties, by G. Hamdorf; Rhabdoviruses, widely distributed pathogens in orchid cultures, by D. E. Lesemann; Fire blight resistance of Cotoneaster-seedlings, by W. Zeller, F. Persiel and L. Peters; Trials for control of Puccinia horiana [on chrysanthemums] with triadimefon and benodanil, by E. Leiber; Irradiation of carnation cut flowers with gamma rays as a plant quarantine method for the South African carnation tortrix [Epichoristodes acerbella] by V. Kollner; and Investigations about control of carnation wilt disease by soil disinfection, by F. Schickedanz.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Conference-paper; Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 780361775

Record 73 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Radiodisinfestation of carnations from injurious tortricids. I. Possibility of permanent rearing of Epichoristodes acerbella Walk. in the laboratory.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: La radiodisinfestazione del garofano dai tortricidi dannosi. I. Possibilita di allevamento permanente in laboratorio di Epichoristodes acerbella Walk.
AUTHOR(S): Murtas-ID-de; Gentili-PA; De-Murtas-ID
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Bollettino-di-Zoologia-Agraria-di- Bachicoltura. 1975-1976, publ. 1977, 13: 23-36; 10 fig.; 8 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: With a view to controlling Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) in carnations (intended for export as cut flowers) by means of irradiation, the possibility of mass-rearing the tortricid in the laboratory for the purpose of testing its susceptibility to radiation was investigated in Italy. The larval diets tested and the containers used for them are described. Although several meridic diets were acceptable to the larvae, casein, olive oil and ascorbic acid were found to be essential nutrients. It also proved very important not to place the eggs at too great a density on the rearing medium, since contact between the larvae led both to their damaging one another and sometimes the pupae, and to the spread of a virus infection that caused heavy larval mortality in the first 2 generations. At the density of 40 larvae/100 g medium (especially the standard diet containing water, agar, olive oil, powdered carnation, debitterised brewers' yeast, yeast hydrolysate, casein, cellulose, cholesterin, ascorbic acid and Nipagin [methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate]), and at 23-27 deg C and a relative humidity of 70%, a satisfactory number of insects were reared in containers divided into small cells. The accidental selection of undesirable characters or a decline in fertility was prevented by the introduction of wild-caught males during the fifth laboratory generation. Males lived for 10-12 and females for 8-10 days, the average number of eggs/female varied from 192.4 to 419.5 and the hatching rate from 52.6 to 91.4%, without obvious decline in succeeding generations.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 770548270

Record 74 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Irradiation of cut carnation flowers with gamma -radiation as a quarantine measure against the South African carnation leafroller.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Die Bestrahlung von Nelkenschnittblumen mit Gammastrahlen als Quarantanemassnahme gegen den Sudafrikanischen Nelkenwickler.
AUTHOR(S): Kollner-V
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Biologische Bundesanstalt fur Land- und Forstwirtschaft Berlin-Dahlem: 41st German Plant Protection Conference in Munster 10th-14th October 1977.: 41. Deutsche Pflanzenschutz-Tagung in Munster 10.-14. Oktober 1977. Mitteilungen-aus-der-Biologischen-Bundesanstalt-fur-Land-und -Forstwirtschaft-Berlin-Dahlem. 1977, 283.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
ABSTRACT: Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) is frequently found on carnation blooms from the Mediterranean imported into the German Federal Republic. Since quarantine regulations are in force, many have to be rejected because of the presence of the tortricid. According to Italian experience, it is possible to free the packed blooms from infestation by irradiation without damaging them, and approval of this means of control would free international trade in such blooms. Investigations were therefore carried out to ascertain the minimum dosage that would achieve the desired object. Eggs, larvae and pupae were exposed to gamma -radiation from a 60Co source at doses of 10, 11 and 15 krad. Eggs so irradiated gave rise to 1% normal fertile adults. With treatment of larvae, doses of 10 krad permitted the development of fertile females, 11 krad of fertile males and 15 krad of no fertile adults of either sex. Irradiation of pupae at 10 krad permitted the development of fertile adults of both sexes, but 11 krad resulted in females that were practically sterile. At 15 krad, only residual fertility persisted. It is concluded from the investigations that a dose of 15 krad at a rate of 5 krad/min is the minimum treatment for quarantine purposes when the period between packing and radiation does not exceed a few hours.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 780550510

Record 75 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Specificity of some synthetic sex pheromones.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Especificidad de algunas sex-feromonas de sintesis.
AUTHOR(S): Garrido-A; Jimenez-A
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Anales-del-Instituto-Nacional-de- Investigaciones-Agrarias,-Serie: -Proteccion-Vegetal. 1975, recd. 1978, No. 5, 253-263; 1 fldg. pl., 4 fig.; 3 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Spanish
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Studies were carried out in Spain and France in 1972-74 to determine the species of insects attracted to sex-pheromone traps baited with Codlemone [(8E,10E)-8,10-dodecadien-1-ol], Adoxomone [a mixture of (Z)-9- and (Z)-11 -tetradecenyl acetates], Funemone [(Z)-8-dodecenyl acetate] and Pronumone, which are the sex pheromones of Cydia pomonella (L.) (Laspeyresia pomonella), Adoxophyes orana (Fisch. v. Roesl.) (reticulana (Hb.)), C. funebrana (Treitschke) (Grapholita funebrana) and Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), respectively. It was found that Codlemone attracted 13 species of tortricids, Adoxomone 2, Funemone 8 and Pronumone 3. The lack of specificity means that species not of economic importance may confuse the evaluation of the size of pest populations. When the examples taken from the traps are very damaged, examination of the genitalia is essential for accurate identification.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 780550554

Record 76 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Catches of Epichoristodes acerbella Walk. in sex traps, and their consequences in the development of a method of controlling this species.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Piegeages sexuels d'Epichoristodes acerbella Walk., leurs consequences dans la mise au point d'une methode de lutte contre cette espece.
AUTHOR(S): Pralavorio-M; Millot-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Sex-pheromones-of-the-Lepidoptera.:-Les- pheromones-sexuelles-des -Lepidopteres. 1976, recd. 1978, 36-38; 1 fig.
PUBLISHER INFORMATION: Institut National de Recherches Agronomiques, Centre de Recherches de Bordeaux.; Pont-de-la-Maye; France
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: French
ABSTRACT: Details are presented of catches of males of Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) (a pest of carnations) in traps baited with living virgin females and operated in the Alpes-Maritimes, France, in 1974-76. Although flights never completely stopped during the winter, 3 main flight periods from March to mid-May, from June to late July, and from August to mid-November could be distinguished, the last period representing the flights of 2 overlapping generations. The long first flight period represented the emergence of adults that had overwintered in the greenhouse followed by that of adults that had developed from larvae overwintering in the open air on hardy carnation varieties. It is concluded that chemical control treatments should begin in late April against the young larvae of E. acerbella and should become more frequent from 15 June onwards, when, after the second flight and oviposition periods, infestation becomes heavy; treatments should be continued until November, since the last adult flight could occur as late as the end of September or October. Further monitoring of flights would be desirable during the spring if the female sex pheromone could be synthesised in order to avoid the necessity for continuous mass-rearing of the pest in the laboratory.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Miscellaneous
ACCESSION NUMBER: 780551503

Record 77 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: The effect of gamma -radiation on the South African carnation tortrix (Epichoristodes acerbella Walker) - a contribution to the solution of an urgent quarantine problem.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Der Einfluss von Gammastrahlen auf den Sudafrikanischen Nelkenwickler (Epichoristodes acerbella Walker) - ein Beitrag zur Losung eines aktuellen Quarantaneproblems.
AUTHOR(S): Kollner-V
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Nachrichtenblatt-des-Deutschen- Pflanzenschutzdienstes. 1977, 29: 12, 177 -181; 5 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.), which was introduced from South Africa, is widely distributed in the carnation-growing areas of Italy and southern France and is liable to be imported with the cut blooms into the German Federal Republic. Quarantine regulations are in force to prevent such an introduction, but the larvae spend most of their life deep within the carnation flowers and are difficult to detect and to control. Tests were carried out to ascertain whether exposure to gamma -radiation would afford an effective means of freeing the flowers from infestation, since it would sterilise the insects without damaging the flowers. Irradiation from a 60Co source showed that the minimum dose preventing development of adults, eggs, larvae and pupae was 13 krad at a rate of 5 krad/min, provided that the time between packing and irradiation did not exceed a few hours; this is recommended, though a higher rate of emission would be desirable.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 780552623

Record 78 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Studies on the bionomics of Epichoristodes (= Tubula) acerbella (Walker) Diakonoff living in different habitats.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Ricerche sul comportamento biologico della Epichoristodes (= Tubula) acerbella (Walker) Diakonoff vivente in ambienti diversi.
AUTHOR(S): Fenili-GA
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Redia. 1977, 60: 387-421; 2 pl., 9 fig. (2 col. & fldg.); 27 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: In 1973-76, the morphology and biology of Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) on cultivated carnations were studied at Pescia in the Italian Province of Pistoia. All stages, including the adults and pupae of both sexes, are described with a view to easy identification, since this species shows some seasonal colour variation and also marked sexual dimorphism. The life -cycle and behaviour of the tortricid was very different according to whether it was developing on carnations grown at least during the winter in the greenhouse or on those grown entirely out of doors.In the greenhouse, where cultivation begins in April and flowering in the summer, the first egg-masses were seen in early June, each female laying about 400 eggs in about 4 days, and the adults lived for 14-18 days. The egg stage lasted for 10-12 days in spring, 7-9 days in summer and 25-40 days in the winter. The larvae hatching between mid-June and early July attacked in succession the leaves, flower buds, flower stalks and flowers, without discriminating between flowers of different colours. Pupae were found from mid-July to 10 August on the apical leaves or in the hollowed-out flower buds. The adults emerged after 5-6 days between the end of July and mid -August. Adults of subsequent generations were observed in mid-September, from mid-October to the following March and in mid-June, respectively, with overlapping of the last 2 generations, and the life-cycle of the 4 generations lasted 71, 81, 187 and 202 days, respectively. On carnations grown entirely in the open air, where cultivation begins in early September and flowers are produced from the following summer until mid -autumn, E. acerbella had only 3 generations, lasting 253, 95 and 107 days, respectively. The eggs of the first generation were laid in early October, and the larvae hatched in November, feeding continuously but slowly and giving rise to adults in late April; the adults of the second generation emerged up to the end of July; and the third generation, which overlapped with the second, began with eggs in early July and ended with adult emergence at the end of October.Other plants infested by E. acerbella are enumerated, and included other ornamental plants, some fruit trees and lucerne. The nature of the damage caused is discussed and compared with that caused by another pest of carnation, Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.). Natural enemies found on E. acerbella during the present studies comprised the predator Atheta coriaria (Kraatz) and the parasites Phaeogenes flavidens Wesm., Colpoclypeus florus (Wlk.) (a new record for this host), Apanteles sp., Rogas sp. and Nemorilla maculosa (Mg.).
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 780556074

Record 79 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Factors resulting in the wastage of citrus fruits.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Causas que inciden en el destrio de los citricos.
AUTHOR(S): Melia-A
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Boletin-del-Servicio-de-Defensa-contra- Plagas- e-Inspeccion-Fitopatologica. 1976, recd. 1978, 2: 2, 145-159; 26 fig. (25 col.); 10 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Spanish
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: The factors contributing to the wastage of citrus fruits in the Spanish Province of Castellon were studied in the 1975-76 season. Data on the numbers of unusable fruits arriving at 4 factories processing citrus for export were obtained and samples of the fruit were taken for examination. The total citrus harvest in the province was calculated to be 452 600 t and the weight of fruit classified as of no commercial value was calculated to be almost 100 000 kg. Six varieties of oranges and mandarins were considered and the results for each variety are shown in detail. Wastage was highest for Navel oranges (23.3%) and lowest for blood oranges (Sanguina) (9.4%). When all varieties were considered together, the highest percentage of wastage attributed to a single factor (22.43) was that resulting from attack by arthropods. The injurious species are listed as Ceratitis capitata (Wied.), Ectomyelois ceratoniae (Zell.), Cryptoblabes gnidiella (Mill.), Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bch.), Tetranychus urticae Koch (telarius auct.), Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), Lepidosaphes beckii (Newm.), Insulaspis gloverii (Pack.) (L. gloverii), Parlatoria pergandii Comst., Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (Morg.) and Planococcus citri (Risso). Other factors included adverse climatic conditions (20.52%), physiological disorders (11.77%) and poor handling either at picking or in storage.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 780556101

Record 80 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Ornamental plants.
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): German Federal Republic, Biologische Bundesanstalt fur Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Berlin und Braunschweig.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): German-Federal-Republic,-Biologische- Bundesanstalt-fur-Land--und -Forstwirtschaft-in-Berlin-und-Braunschweig:-Annual-report-of-the-Federal -Biological-Institute-for-Agriculture-and-Forestry-in-Berlin-and -Braunschweig-1975.:-Jahresbericht-1975. undated, 137 pp.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
ABSTRACT: Caladiums: Root and tuber rots. Calendula: Leaf infection by Alternaria calendulae. Carnations: Studies on Epichoristodes acerbella. Iris: Virus studies. Pansies: Studies on bacterial rot caused by Pseudomonas viridiflava and Centrospora acerina. Pelargoniums: Studies on losses due to Xanthomonas pelargonii; and age of plants and Ca status in relation to plant susceptibility to X. pelargonii infection. Saintpaulias; Symptoms and effect of temperature on Erwinia carotovora var. chrysanthemi. Street plantings: Damage by road salt. Woody ornamentals: of 59 species from 15 genera tested for resistance to Erwinia amylovora, species of Chaenomeles, Cotoneaster, Crataegus, Cydonia, Malus, Pyracantha, Pyrus, and Stranvaesia were found to be susceptible; E. amylovora control; screening of Cotoneaster seedlings for resistance to E. amylovora; and infection of Cornus mas by Pseudomonas sp.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annual-report
ACCESSION NUMBER: 770353525

Record 81 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Idem. (continued).
AUTHOR(S): Pergola-G; Garibaldi-A; Ricci-P; Bonnet-P; Maia-M; Venard-P; Peresse-M; Moreau-M; Aloj-B; Silvy-A; Pereau-Leroy-P; Carrier-LE; Pavel-A; Ene-I; Costescu-M; Deportes-L; Pralavorio-M; Larroque-MM; Poupet-R; Hakkaart-FA; Poupet-A; Cuany-A; Ritter-M; Jacquemont-R; Onesto-JP; Delmon-D; Bjerggaard -A; Guminska-Z
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): International Society for Horticultural Science.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): International Society for Horticultural Science: Symposium on the carnation.: Symposium sur l'oeillet. Acta-Horticulturae. 1977, No.71, 298 pp.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English, French
ABSTRACT: Control of collar rot of carnations caused by Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica, by G. Pergola and A. Garibaldi; On the selective resistance of carnation cuttings to isolates of Phytophthora [nicotianae var.] parasitica, by P. Ricci and P. Bonnet; Inheritance of pathogenicity in Phytophthora [nicotianae var.] parasitica, by M. Maia and P. Venard; The establishment of the parasitic relationship between Phialophora cinerescens and carnation [Fr], by M. Peresse and M. Moreau; Evaluation of fungicides and timing of application for the control of carnation rust in southern Italy, by B. Aloj and A. Garibaldi; Research into the resistance of carnation to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. dianthi [Fr], by A. Silvy and P. Pereau-Leroy; Breeding carnations for disease resistance in southern California, by L.E. Carrier; A study on the resistance of a carnation cv. to infection by the fungus Uromyces caryophyllinus [U. dianthi] and research into the chemical control of the disease [Fr], by A. Pavel, I. Ene and M. Costescu; Arthropod pests of carnation in France [Fr], by L. Deportes; Improvement of a method of controlling a new pest of carnations in the Mediterranean area, Epichoristodes acerbella (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) [Fr], by M. Pralavorio, L. Deportes, M.M. Larroque and R. Poupet; The effect of carnation etched ring virus on the productivity of the carnation cultivar Joker, by F.A. Hakkart; Carnation viruses in the south-east of France [Fr], by A. Poupet; New trends in the control of nematodes in carnations [Fr], by A. Cuany and M. Ritter; Practical application of a carnation health improvement scheme for producing disease -free propagation material [Fr], by R. Jacquemont, J.P. Onesto and D. Delmon; Commercial carnation growing on rockwool mats in Denmark, by A. Bjerggaard; The most frequent errors committed in hydroponic culture of carnations [Fr], by Z. Guminska.
ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT: A descriptive model of the senescence of the carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) inflorescence, by R. Nichols; Relationship between the vase life of the cut flower and the plugging of the xylem vessels of carnation, by P. Camprubi and R. Fontarnau; Sugar and protein metabolism in the carnation when fed or not fed with a sucrose solution [Fr], by A. Paulin; The complexity of the factors affecting the colour of various Mediterranean varieties (Carmen, Siroco, Victor and Victor 202) of Dianthus caryophyllus, by M.D. Vidal, M.L. Molinas and J.F. Aguila; New views on carnation storage and transport [Fr], by D. Souter, J.M. Bureau and A. Paulin; The influence of season on cut flower conditioning response in White Sim carnations, by J.L. Paul, A.M. Kofranek and J. Kubota; Development of a new race of perpetual flowering carnations, by A.D. Boikov; The competitive situation regarding Belgian carnations [Fr], by L. D.'Haese; Protection of new carnations by the law passed on 11 June, 1970 [Fr], by M. Vinot; and Consumer sale of carnations in France [Fr], by E. Morgan.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Conference-paper; Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 770358788

Record 82 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Proceedings of the Round Table Conference, Sanremo, 6-7-8 December 1972, on the theme: 'The contribution of modern phytiatry to the solution of the problems of hunger and pollution'.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Atti del Convegno a Tavola Rotonda, Sanremo, 6-7-8 Dicembre 1972, sul tema: 'Il contributo della moderna fitoiatria nella risoluzione dei problemi della fame e dell'inquinamento'.
AUTHOR(S): Foschi-S; Sacca-G; Tremblay-E; Principi-MM; Cavalloro-R; Girolami-V; Briolini-G; Castellari-PL; Celli-G; Onillon-JC; Perugia-G
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): Societa Italiana di Fitoiatria.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Notiziario-sulle-Malattie-delle-Piante. 1974, recd. 1976, No. 90-91, iv + 365 pp.; many ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian, French
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: This account of the proceedings of the Round Table Conference of the Italian Phytiatry Society in December 1972 contains some 30 papers by different authors on the reduction of pests and diseases and toxic residues hindering the production or consumption of food crops. The following are of interest to applied entomology, most being general reviews:[Technical and legislative problems of pesticide residues] Problemi tecnici e legislativi dei residui di antiparassitari, by S. Foschi (It, pp. 73-77).[Use of hygienic and sanitary insecticides] Impiego degli insetticidi igienico-sanitari, by G. Sacca (It, en, pp. 79-84, 9 ref.), which includes insecticide application both against agricultural and against medical pests.[Present position of biological control] Attualita della lotta biologica, by E. Tremblay (It, en, pp. 143-152, 16 ref.).[Reality and prospects of integrated control in fruit orchards] Realta e prospettive della lotta integrata nei frutteti, by M. M. Principi (It, en, pp. 153-168, 23 ref.), with particular reference to Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, France and northern Italy.[The use of ionising radiation and chemosterilants in entomology] L'uso delle radiazioni ionizzanti e dei chemiosterilizzanti in entomologia, by R. Cavalloro (It, en, pp. 169-178, 30 ref.), with particular reference to the sterile-male technique.[Attractants and prospects for their use in the control of insects] Attrattivi e prospettive di impiego nel controllo degli insetti, by V. Girolami (It, en, pp. 179-202, 76 ref.), in which sexual attractants and trophic attractants (olfactory and visual stimuli causing aggregation to a food source) are discussed, and also their use for population monitoring, direct control or confusion of adults seeking a sexual partner.[Directed control of Cydia pomonella (L.) in fruit orchards in Emilia] Lotta guidata contro Cydia pomonella L. nei frutteti dell'Emilia [abstract only] by G. Briolini & P. L. Castellari (It, p. 203), which deals with successful experiments in the Emilia region with a reduced number of applications of phosalone beginning only when infestation by Cydia pomonella L. had reached 1.5%.['Economic threshold' and percentage of parasitism in relation to infestation of apple by mining Microlepidoptera] 'Soglia economica' e percentuale di parassitizzazione in rapporto alle infestazioni di microlepidotteri minatori del melo [abstract only], by G. Celli (It, p. 205), with reference to Stigmella malella (Stnt.) (Nepticula malella), Leucoptera scitella (Zell.) and Phyllonorycter blancardella (F.) (Lithocolletis blancardella) and their braconid and eulophid parasites in Emilia.[Present prospects of biological control of Aleurothrixus floccosus (Mask.) (Homopt., Aleyrodidae) by Cales noacki How. (Hymenopt., Aphelinidae)] Perspectives actuelles du controle biologique d'Aleurothrixus floccosus Mask. (Homopt., Aleyrodidae) par Cales noacki How. (Hymenopt., Aphelinidae), by J. C. Onillon (Fr, it, pp. 235-238, 5 ref.) [cf. RAE/A 62, 4225, etc.].[Results of tests carried out with Orthene in Italy in 1971-1972] Risultati di prove condotte con 'Orthene' in Italia nel 1971-1972, by G. Perugia (It, en, pp. 283-290), in which the chemical, physical and toxicological properties of acephate (Orthene) are given and also the results (mainly in tabular form) of tests with this organophosphate in Italy, which indicate that it is particularly effective against Myzus persicae (Sulz.), Aphis pomi Deg., Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) (Tortrix pronubana), Saissetia oleae (Ol.) and Ceroplastes rusci (L.), and has no phytotoxic effects.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Conference-proceedings
ACCESSION NUMBER: 760540619

Record 83 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Effects of diet and temperature on development, fecundity and longevity of a Trichogramma sp., parasite of olive moth (Prays oleae).
AUTHOR(S): Pelekassis-CD; Tominic-A; Stavraki-HG
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Zeitschrift-fur-Angewandte-Entomologie. 1976, 81: 4, 381-386; 1 fig.; 10 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: German
ABSTRACT: An unidentified species of Trichogramma that had been reported by C.D. Pelekassis parasitising Prays oleae (Bern.) and Palpita unionalis (Hb.) [on ollve] in Greece [cf. RAE/A 52, p. 477] and by A. Tominic on the same hosts and Hylesinus oleiperda (F.) in Yugoslavia was imported into Greece from Yugoslavia and reared in the laboratory on eggs of Ephestia kuehniella Zell. (Anagasta kuehniella), Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.), Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) and P. unionalis.At 21-25 deg C, fecundity was highest (46.4 eggs/female) when adult females were fed on a mixture of honey with yeast hydrolysate, and lowest (28.0 eggs/female) for honey alone. The ratio of males to females in the progeny varied from 0.026 to 1.26, and parthenogentic reproduction took place. At 21 deg C, the duration of adult life averaged 5.0 days on honey and 6.7 days on honey with yeast hydrolysate. At 18 deg C, the duration of adult life averaged 5.2 days, but the fecundity was low (13.8 eggs/female). When females were provided with water only they lived for 2.5 days and laid 10.0 eggs/female, no males appearing in the progeny. The life-cycle was completed in 10-12 days at a temperature of 21 deg C and a light intensity of 500 lx, and in 9-10 days at 25 deg C and 1000 lx.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 760541170

Record 84 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: The duty to control carnation tortricids.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Obligation de la lutte contre les tordeuses de l'oeillet.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Phytoma. 1976, 28: 278, 11.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: French
ABSTRACT: In connection with the occurrence of Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) and Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) on carnations in southern France [See RAE/A 63, 4717], attention is drawn to legislation there that makes control of the tortricids compulsory, and places restrictions on the sale of cut flowers that are infested.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 760542199

Record 85 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Epichoristodes acerbella Walk., a new tortricid, pest of carnations, in the Iberian Peninsula.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Epichoristodes acerbella Walk., nuevo tortricido, plaga de los claveles, en la Peninsula Iberica.
AUTHOR(S): Costa-Seglar-M; Vives-de-Quadras-JM; Seglar-M-Costa; Quadras-JM- Vives-de; De-Quadras-JM-Vives
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): SHILAP. 1976, 4: 15, 233-234; 5 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Spanish
ABSTRACT: The world distribution of Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) and the damage it causes to ornamental plants, especially carnations, are briefly reviewed. This tortricid was found for the first time in Spain in early summer 1975 on a crop of carnations near Barcelona, and was found there again in spring 1976. It is thought likely that it was introduced with carnation slips imported from Italy or France.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 770543030

Record 86 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Sesamia nonagrioides (Lef.) and Peridroma saucia Hb. (Lep. Noctuidae) injurious to flower crops.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Sesamia nonagrioides (Lef.) e Peridroma saucia Hb. (Lep. Noctuidae) dannose a colture floricole.
AUTHOR(S): Ciampolini-M; Zangheri-S
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Bollettino-di-Zoologia-Agraria-e-di- Bachicoltura. 1975-1976, publ. 1977, 13: 37-47; 10 fig.; 23 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
ABSTRACT: As a result of observations in Italy in 1972-74, information is given on the life-history, habits and control of Sesamia nonagrioides (Lef.), which caused 30-90% loss of gladiolus flowers in the south of the Province of Latium (being most injurious to the summer and autumn crops), and of Peridroma saucia Hb., which caused up to 60% loss of carnations in the Ligurian Riviera in late summer and autumn; the seasonal presence of the second species is discussed in relation to current knowledge of its migration, and data on both species are compared with those from the literature of Italy and other countries. Among the chemical compounds tested for control, acephate appeared to be the most effective; it was applied at the rate of 0.5 kg toxicant/ha every 10 days beginning when the gladiolus plants were 10-15 cm high against S. nonagrioides, and at a concentration of 75 g toxicant/hl every 10-12 days during the adult flight period against P. saucia.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 770548271

Record 87 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Ionizing radiations for controlling tortrix moths on carnations.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Radiazioni ionizzanti contro le tortrici del garofano.
AUTHOR(S): Bestagno-G; Piana-S; Roberti-L; Rota-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Notiziario-sulle-Malattie-delle-Piante. 1973, 88-89: 195-220; 3 pl. (2 col.); 13 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: French, English, German
ABSTRACT: When baskets of carnations infested with Epichoristodes acerbella and Cacoecimorpha pronubana were submitted to irradiation intensities of 9 krad or more, all larvae and other individuals were destroyed. The best radiation dose, however, appear to be 6 krad since the few adults emerging at this level were unable to produce viable offspring. Cut flowers of 14 American and Mediterranean cvs irradiated at up to 15 krad compared favourably in quality with untreated flowers.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 750330392

Record 88 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Ornamental plants.
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): German Federal Republic, Biologische Bundesanstalt fur Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Berlin und Braunschweig.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): German-Federal-Republic,-Biologische- Bundesanstalt-fur-Land-und -Forstwirtschaft-in-Berlin-und-Braunschweig:-Annual-report-of-the-Federal -Biological-Station-for-Agriculture-and-Forestry-in-Berlin-and -Braunschweig,-1974.:-Jahresbericht-1974. undated, 153 pp.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
ABSTRACT: Carnations; Studies on the pest Epichoristodes acerbella. Pelargoniums: Effects of temperature, plant age and NPK on the incidence of Xanthomonas wilt. Pansies: Studies on a bacterial rot probably caused by Pseudomonas viridiflava. Orchids: Diseases caused by Colletotrichum spp.; and electron microscope studies on virus diseases. Lawns: A virus disease of Cynosurus cristatus and its host range on grasses; and the incidence and distribution of fungal diseases including Marasmius oreades. Trees and shrubs: The resistance of Malus and Pyrus cvs and of Cotoneaster seedlings to Erwinia amylovora, and the overwintering ability of the bacterium; an unidentified bacterial disease of Cornus mas; occurrence and symptoms of Daphne Y virus on Daphne mezereum; and the effects of thawing salts and methane gas on roadside trees. General: Occurrence of viruses in many spp.; and new fungal diseases on gerberas and caladiums.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annual-report
ACCESSION NUMBER: 750336788

Record 89 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Epichoristodes acerbella Walk. (Lepidoptera - Tortricidae).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: L'Epichoristodes acerbella Walk. (Lepidoptera - Tortricidae).
AUTHOR(S): Nuzzaci-G
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Entomologica. 1973, 9: 147-178; 1 col. pl., 20 fig.; 25 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Detailed descriptions are given of the adults, the newly hatched and mature larva and the pupa of Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.), a pest of carnation and other ornamental plants, fruit trees, vegetables and fodder crops, which was recently introduced into Italy [cf. RAE/A 61, 4827], followed by information on its life-history and natural enemies. Near Bari in Italy it appeared to have four generations a year in the open and 5-6 in the greenhouse, but these were difficult to distinguish since all stages were present for most of the year. Eggs were laid on the leaves of carnation at all heights on the plant, and the larvae fed first on the leaves and later attacked the flower buds and mined the stems. The parasites observed comprised the Ichneumonid Itoplectis sp., which emerged from 8% of the Epichoristodes pupae in July; the Braconids Bracon (Habrobracon) hebetor Say, B. (H.) nigricans (Szepl.) and Apanteles xanthostigmus (Hal.), of which the first attacked 7% of the larvae but the last two were rare; and the Tachinid Nemorilla maculosa (Mg.), which was recovered from up to 20% of the host pupae in June-July. Control afforded by these parasites was insufficient. Owing to the difficulty of reaching the larvae within the stems, organophosphates that control this and other pests should be applied at hatching. Infested shoots can be removed during picking and thinning, and fields after harvest should be properly cleared of plant debris, which is a source of reinfestation for greenhouses.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 750524966

Record 90 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Progress towards integrated pest control on year round chrysanthemums.
AUTHOR(S): Scopes-NEA; Biggerstaff-SM
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Proceedings of the Seventh British Insecticide and Fungicide Conference, 19th to 22nd November 1973, Hotel Metropole, Brighton, England. Vols. 1, 2 & 3. 1974 ?, 227-234; 3 fig.; 9 ref.
PUBLISHER INFORMATION: British Crop Protection Council.; London; UK
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Studies carried out over a period of three years in a glasshouse in southern England on the arthropods attacking chrysanthemums grown throughout the year have led to proposals for an integrated system of pest management.Myzus persicae (Sulz.) was present at all times, and aphids were found to occur in the flowers, rendering them unsightly, when the numbers averaged more than 3 /leaf, though much larger numbers can be tolerated without affecting plant growth. Populations of M. persicae were kept at an extremely low level (seldom more than 0.5 /leaf during 27 consecutive crops) by the introduction of aphids parasitised by Aphidius matricariae Hal. into the boxes of rooted cuttings before planting [cf. RAE/A 59, 1524]. The introduction rate was 1 aphid/10 cuttings. Damage to the flowers was then completely prevented.Tetranychus urticae Koch was also common. Mites were found in the flowers and webbing was formed when there were 8-10 mites/leaf. Excellent control was obtained by the introduction of the mite into the boxes of cuttings before planting together with the predacious mite Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot at the rate of one Tetranychid per plant and one predacious mite per 50 plants.Minor aphid species and the leafminer Phytomyza syngenesiae (Hardy) require controlling with insecticidal sprays, and a schedule of fortnightly applications of a mixture of 0.1% dioxathion and 0.025% pirimicarb appeared promising.During the studies, damage was caused, mainly in early summer and early autumn by larvae of Phlogophora meticulosa (L.), Autographa gamma (L.) and Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.). These were controlled by a drenching spray containing 0.5% Bacillus thuringiensis (serotype 3b), applied at the first sign of infestation and repeated after 1-2 weeks if necessary.It is suggested that a control programme based on these measures could be used between March and November, being supplemented in the winter months by a complete spray programme. This would be necessary because the efficiency of the Aphidius parasite diminishes under short-day conditions and low light intensities.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Miscellaneous
ACCESSION NUMBER: 750529438

Record 91 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Ionising radiations against carnation Tortricids.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Radiazioni ionizzanti contro le Tortrici del garofano.
AUTHOR(S): Bestagno-G; Piana-S; Roberti-L; Rota-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Notiziario-sulle-Malattie-delle-Piante. 1973, recd. 1976, Nos. 88-89, 195 -220; 2 col. pl., 4 fig.; 13 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: French, English, German
ABSTRACT: Carnations grown commercially for cutting in the Italian Riviera are severely damaged by Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) and, more recently, by Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.), which was introduced from South Africa and has become more numerous than the indigenous species. Differences in the appearance and habits of the two Tortricids are briefly described. Infested flowers of 14 different cultivars (and colours) collected from various localities in the Ligurian region were packed normally as for marketing, in shallow hampers or cardboard boxes, and taken to Como where they were irradiated at 2-15 krad from a radioactive cobalt source while still in their wrappings and containers. Surviving larvae were removed from the flowers and reared individually on small untreated carnation plants to observe delayed effects of the treatment; details of the results are given in graphs and tables. Doses of 9, 12 or 15 krad caused complete mortality, although not always during the larval stage, and 5 krad caused a combined mortality of 91% (71% as larvae, 17% as pupae and 3% as adults). Surviving adults mated with untreated partners produced few eggs (more when the male than when the female had been treated), of which 36% hatched; the ensuing larvae did not complete their development. Larvae and pupae surviving all doses of irradiation had a delayed development. It is concluded that the best dose is 6 krad, which gave 98% kill (63% as larvae, 25% as pupae and 10% as adults); the surviving adults, although appearing almost normal, produced no eggs when mated with untreated partners. The treatment appeared to have no adverse effect on the flowers, which sometimes lasted longer than untreated carnations kept under the same storage conditions.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 760530951

Record 92 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY..
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Distribution-Maps-of-Pests,-Series-A- Agricultural. 1975, Nos.344-351 and 17 (revised); Obtainable from Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, Farnham Royal, Slough SL2 3BN, UK.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: These maps are nos. 344-351 and no.17 (revised) of a series already noticed [RAE/A 40, p. 203; 63, 4557, etc.] and deal, respectively, with Gonipterus scutellatus Gylh., Pissodes strobi (Peck), Ips amitinus Eichh., Scolytus multistriatus (Marsham), S. scolytus (F.), Aonidiella citrina (Coq.), Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.), Maruca testulalis (Geyer) and Eriosoma lanigerum (Hsm.). They are accompanied by a sheet showing corrections to six of the earlier maps (no.9 (revised), 91, 120, 321, 328 and 339).
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 750531905

Record 93 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Control of plant movements in 1975.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Pflanzenverkehrskontrolle 1975.
AUTHOR(S): Bauer-W
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Pflanzenarzt. 1976, 29: 3, 29-32.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
ABSTRACT: Official inspections of plants and plant products imported into and exported from Austria in 1975 are reviewed, largely in tabular form. Among imported plants, 17 instances of apricots from Greece, Italy, Spain and Hungary and 2 of peaches from Greece and Hungary infested by Anarsia lineatella Zell., 2 of peaches from Romania infested by Cydia molesta (Busck), (Laspeyresia molesta) 1 of grapefruit from South Africa infested by Ceratitis capitata (Wied.) and 2 of cut carnations from Italy infested by either Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) (Tortrix pronubana) or Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) are recorded.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 760534651

Record 94 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Rearing the South African carnation tortricid, Epichoristodes acerbella Walk. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Uber die Zucht des Sudafrikanischen Nelkenwicklers, Epichoristodes acerbella Walk. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae).
AUTHOR(S): Kollner-V
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Nachrichtenblatt-des-Deutschen- Pflanzenschutzdienates. 1976, 28: 2, 17-19; 4 fig.; 5 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: In connection with quarantine regulations in Germany against Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.), a pest of carnations that has become established in Italy and France, [cf. RAE/A 63, 4717, etc., 5420; 64, 407], the tortricid was reared in Germany by methods that are described. All stages are described, and observations on oviposition, fecundity, development and bionomics of the tortricid are reported.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 760535437

Record 95 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1976-1978
TITLE: Adult behaviour and oviposition of five noctuid and tortricid moth pests and their control in glasshouses.
AUTHOR(S): Burges-HD; Jarrett-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Bulletin-of-Entomological-Research. 1976, 65: 3, 501-510; 1 fig.; 7 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Adult behaviour and oviposition patterns of Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), Phlogophora meticulosa (L.), Autographa gamma (L.), Mamestra brassicae (L.) and Lacanobia oleracea (L.) were studied by introducing laboratory -reared pupae into glasshouses. Adults emerging from these pupae were located by direct searching of chrysanthemum plants and of the greenhouse structures for up to 3 weeks after emergence. In small houses (2.9 X 13.1 X 2.5 m), 49 adults of C. pronubana emerged. At least 15 stayed inside the house and laid 1750 eggs. A total of 262 adults of P. meticulosa, A. gamma and L. oleracea emerged and escaped from the houses without laying eggs inside. In a large glasshouse (9.8 X 13.1 X 5.1 m) with automatic ventilators, a total of 840 adults of P. meticulosa, A. gamma and M. brassicae emerged, and many of them were prevented from escaping when the ventilators were closed during the flight period. Adults were inactive in the daytime, and most were found on the highest parts of the aluminium framework, mainly on the sides that received most external light overnight. None was found on the glass. Only 27.3% of the adults of P. meticulosa were found on the plants. Moth distributions probably result from moths flying until they reach a barrier, which they then tend to follow, with directional responses to gravity, light, settling site, food -plant and oviposition site superimposed in varying degrees on this basic pattern. About 30 470 eggs were laid, more in the outer than in the inner beds and more in the outer than in the inner rows of a bed. P. meticulosa and A. gamma oviposited only on plants. M. brassicae laid about 1854 eggs on the undersides of leaves and 2972 on glass and framework, mainly on the sides with most external light. All 5 species of moths can cause serious damage to crops. Initial infestations can be controlled by sprays of chemical insecticides or Bacillus thuringiensis. Usually, a few larvae survive a single spray and, in the absence of further control measures they may produce a troublesome second generation, although in certain circumstances further control measures may not be required. If biological control of other tomato pests becomes widespread, steps should be taken to prevent L. oleracea again becoming an important pest.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 760539898

Record 96 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: The carnation tortrix moth [Tortrix pronubana]: how and when to control it.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: La "bega verde" del garofano: come e quando combatterla.
AUTHOR(S): Tremola-E; Liberto-C
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Informatore-Agrario. 1974, 30: 40, 17253-17255; 4 pl.; 4 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
ABSTRACT: A review and discussion, with mention of host plants, biology and compulsory control. In a trial with carbaryl (as Panam 50) at 100 g/hl and mevinphos (as Phosdrin 25) at 37.5 g/hl, carbaryl gave the better and more persistent control. The use of other insecticides is outlined.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 740325204

Record 97 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Observations on Cacoecia pronubana Hb. (carnation leaf-roller) in Sicily (Lepidoptera - Tortricidae).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Osservazioni sulla Cacoecia pronubana Hb. (verme del garofano) in Sicilia (Lepidoptera - Tortricidae).
AUTHOR(S): Ragusa-S
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Bollettino-dell'Istituto-di-Entomologia- Agraria-e-dell'Osservatorio-de -Fitopatologia-di-Palermo. 1967-1968-1969, publ. 1970, 7: 41-61; 7 fig.; 42 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: French, English, German
ABSTRACT: Cacoecimorpha (Cacoecia) pronubana (Hb.), all stages of which are briefly described, is a pest of carnation. During observations in Sicily, small numbers were also observed on buds of lemon, on the leaves of broad bean (Vicia faba) and geranium (Pelargonium zonale) and on the leaves and unripe fruits of olive (from all of which it has been reported before), and on Oxalis acetosella, Papaver rhoeas, Sonchus oleraceus, Citrus macrophilla and a Citrus hybrid referred to as Carrizio citrange (which are recorded for the first time as food-plants of this Tortricid). Information is given on its life-history and habits, especially the mating behaviour of the adults and the mining by larvae of the first two instars within the leaves. Damage to carnation comprises holes and mines in the outer leaves of a shoot caused by the early-instar larvae and distortion and webbing of the inner part of the shoot into the characteristic 'duck's -bill' shape, which is caused by older larvae; sometimes the flowers are attacked just before opening, on the stem at the base of the bud or internally, injuring the petals and reproductive organs. Cacoecimorpha has four generations a year, lasting 64-75 days in April-June, 45-50 days in May-August, 40-45 days from late July to the end of September and 200-220 days from the end of September to the following March, respectively; the larvae overwinter on the food-plant, continuing to feed at a reduced rate, and the first adults emerge at the end of February. Natural enemies found elsewhere are enumerated; in observations in Sicily only Elachertus artaeus (Wlk.) was found, a gregarious ectoparasite of the full-fed larvae, and the rate of parasitism was low. For chemical control of the young larvae before they form their protective webbing, mixtures of DDT and parathion are recommended at 80 and 20 g/hl, respectively, in a single application at the first signs of infestation, or at 200 and 50 g/hl, respectively, in up to four applications 15-20 days apart if the infestation is already at an advanced stage. Plant remains after the flower harvest should be burned.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 740516269

Record 98 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Preliminary observations on the causes that determine the fall of olives.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Osservazioni preliminari sulle cause che determinano la caduta delle olive.
AUTHOR(S): Ragusa-S
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Genduso, P. : Current technique for rearing Opius concolor Szepl. siculus Mon.: Attuale tecnica de allevamento dell'Opius concolor Szepl. siculus Mon. Bollettino-dell'Istituto-di-Entomologia-Agraria-e-dell'Osservatorio -di-Fitopatologia-di-Palermo. 1967-1968-1969, publ. 1970, 7: 113-124; 2 fig.; 1 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: French
ABSTRACT: During the course of biological control experiments involving releases of Opius concolor siculus Monastero againt Dacus oleae (Gmel.) on olive in the Sicilian Province of Palermo in 1967 [cf. fourth abstract above, etc.], in three of the localities tested (the districts of Capaci, Teorretta and Carini, where three different varieties of olive were grown), olives falling from the trees were caught on nylon sheeting and examined for pests in order to determine the main cause of premature drop. In the three districts, D. oleae caused 2.43, 11.78 and 3.1%, respectively, of the total fall, Prolasioptera berlesiana (Paoli) together with the fungus Sphaeropsis dalmatica 5.05, 20.77 and 1.58% and Prays oleae (Bern.) 0.04, 2.07 and 8.04%; Cacoecimorpha (Cacoecia) pronubana (Hb.) remained at an insignificant level in all localities, and 26.51, 15.28 and 17.93% of the fruit-fall at the three places, respectively, could not be accounted for. Details of the findings at different collection dates are set out. Parasitism of Dacus by Opius in June -November averaged 40.93, 29.13 and 20.31% in the three localities, respectively.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 740516281

Record 99 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Notes on the overwintering of several species of Noctuid and Tortricid moths.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Notizie sullo svernamento di alcune specie di Lepidotteri Noctuidae e Tortricidae.
AUTHOR(S): Tremblay-E
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Bollettino-del-Laboratorio-di-Entomologia- Agraria-'Filippo-Silvestri' -Portici. 1972-1973, 30: 117-130; 6 fig.; 20 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Observations were made in 1967-70 on the species of Lepidoptera that infest geranium (Pelargonium zonale) (grown as an ornamental plant) in autumn and winter in Campania and Calabria in southern Italy; in mild winters eggs were laid and development continued, although larval mortality was sometimes heavy. These species included the Noctuids Plusia (Chrysodeixis) chalcites (Esp.) Blepharita solieri (Boisd.), Ophiusa tirhaca (Cram), Autographa gamma (L.), Mamestra brassicae (L.) and Phlogophora meticulosa (L.) and the Tortricids Cnephasia (Cnephasiella) incertana (Treitschke), Eudemis profundana (Schiff.) and Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.). Notes are given on the morphology, distribution and habits of the first three Noctuids and on the types of damage caused. The first two regularly appear on geranium in autumn. Plusia chalcites is well known in Campania as polyvoltine pest of tomato and suffers severe larval mortality on geranium in winter. B. solieri, which has one generation a year, has not recorded as a pest of economic plants and is characterised by a long diapause in spring and summer in Italy.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 740517148

Record 100 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Preliminaries for the study of natural control and of measures to use against pests of Citrus in the northern part of the Levante region, with a view to the establishment of a programme of integrated control.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Iniciacion al estudio de la lucha natural y de los medios a utilizar contra las plagas de los agrios, en la zona norte de la region levantina, con vistas al establecimiento de un programa de lucha integrada.
AUTHOR(S): Limon-de-la-Oliva-F; Blasco-Pascual-J; De-la-Oliva-F-Limon; Pascual- J-Blasco
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Boletin-Informativo-de-Plagas. 1973, No. 109, 69-86; 11 fig.; 11 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Spanish
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English, French
ABSTRACT: As a preliminary to the planning of a programme of integrated control to protect Citrus crops in the Spanish Province of Castellon de la Plana against insect attack, observations were begun in 1969 to determine the range and abundance of the natural enemies of the principal pests in the area. Saissetia oleae (Ol.) was found to be parasitised by Scutellista cyanea Motsch. and Coccus hesperidum L. by Metaphycus luteolus (Timb.); aphids, including Toxoptera aurantii (Boy.) and Aphis gossypii Glov., were preyed on by Chrysopa carnea Steph. (vulgaris Schneider), Syrphus sp. and various Coccinellids, and Braconid parasites of the genera Lysiphlebus and Praon were observed attacking them; larvae of Cacoecimorpha (Cacoecia) pronubana (Hb.) were parasitised by the Eulophid Colpoclypeus florus (Wlk.) and by Apanteles sp., and the eggs by Trichogramma sp.; and Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisd.) was preyed on by Stethorus sp. For some years, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Muls. has been reared in the laboratory and released against Planococcus (Pseudococcus) citri (Risso) when the mealybug resumes activity after winter. Icerya purchasi Mask. is no longer a major pest of Citrus in the area as a result of the release and establishment of Rodolia (Novius) cardinalis (Muls.). Promising results were obtained in 1972 when traps baited with virgin females of Cacoecimorpha pronubana were used to catch males of this moth.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 740518891

Record 101 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Lepidopterous caterpillars damaging strawberry blossom.
AUTHOR(S): Alford-DV
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Plant-Pathology. 1974, 23: 1, 48-49; 3 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: New records are given of Lepidoptera found in 1972-73 on strawberry in Britain; these were Orthosia gracilis (Schiff.), of which the larvae infested the flowers and leaves in Cambridgeshire, Essex and Norfolk, distribution within a field being patchy, Udea prunalis (Schiff.) in Essex and Cambridgeshire, Cnephasia longana (Haw.), Aphelia paleana (Hb.) and Amphipyra tragopoginis (Cl.) in Cambridgeshire, and Ceramica pisi (L.) and Agrochola litura (L.) in Essex. Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), which has been recorded once before on strawberry in Essex [RAE/A 61, 450], was found for a second time in that county causing considerable damage to the ripening berries by tunnelling below the calyx.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 740519791

Record 102 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Use of synthetic sex pheromones for the attraction of males of the European corn borer (O. nubilalis Hbn.). Tests carried out in France in 1973.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Emploi de pheromones sexuelles synthetiques pour l'attraction des males de la pyrale du mais (O. nubilalis Hbn.). Essais realises en France en 1973.
AUTHOR(S): Anglade-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Revue-de-Zoologie-Agricole-et-de- Pathologie- Vegetale. 1974, 73: 2, 37-46; 1 fig.; 11 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: French
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: The author reviews recent published work on the attraction of Ostrinia nubilalis (Hb.) and other Lepidopterous pests by synthetic sex pheromones, notably cis-11-tetradecenyl acetate [cf. RAE/A 61, 1064, 2693] and describes field tests in France in 1973. Sets of attractants of two different manufacturing origins were studied simultaneously, one French set in the Paris district and the Department of Gironde and one set from the European Corn Borer Laboratory in Iowa (as part of an international project of the Corn Borer Working Party) in Alsace, the Poitiers region and the Bordeaux region; the two groups also used different types of trap, the French one a cardboard trap of the type Pherotrap I [cf. 62, 4653] and the international one a flat horizontal cardboard tray mounted on a pole and covered with adhesive. The results showed that the males of several geographically different French populations of O. nubilalis were attracted to cis-11-tetradecenyl acetate (and especially to the mixture of 96 parts cis isomer to 4 parts trans isomer) in the same way as American populations. Rubber septa in the traps proved more effective than polyethylene containers in diffusing the attractant [cf. 62, 4659]. The concentration of 1 mg attractant/trap proved more effective than 10 mg, and 100 mu g was more effective still, but the strongest dose also attracted males of Pyrausta purpuralis (L.) and Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.). It is concluded that the weaker and more species-selective concentration could be used to monitor the flight periods and abundance of Ostrinia males in the field and that sex attractants and inhibitors tested in the United States could also be tried in France.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 750522947

Record 103 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Epichoristodes acerbella Walker in France (Lep. Tortricidae).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Epichoristodes acerbella Walker en France (Lep. Tortricidae).
AUTHOR(S): D'-Aguilar-J; Deportes-L
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Bulletin-de-la-Societe-Entomologique-de- France. 1974, 79: 1-2, 6-9; 3 fig.; 8 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: French
ABSTRACT: Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) was first found in France in August 1971 on carnations near Nice and has since been found in several localities within a radius of 30 km of that city. This Tortricid, which was described from South Africa, has recently become established in several European countries including Denmark, Norway and Italy [cf. RAE/A 61, 4827, etc.]. Characters are given by which the larvae and adults can be distinguished from those of Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), another pest of carnation there, and the damage caused by the larvae is described [cf. loc. cit.]. 'Mediterranean' carnations appear to be more heavily attacked than 'American' carnations; up to 90% of the shoots are sometimes infested.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 750523155

Record 104 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: The South African Tortricid, a new enemy for the carnation growers of the Cote d'Azur.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: La tordeuse sud-africaine, nouvel ennemi pour les producteurs d'oeillets de la Cote d'Azur.
AUTHOR(S): Sola-E
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Phytoma. 1974, 26: 261, 21-23; 15 fig.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: French
ABSTRACT: The export of carnations from the Cote d'Azur in southern France has for over 15 years been hindered by the presence of larvae of Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), which has caused the rejection of the flowers by West Germany and other importing countries [cf. RAE/A 51, p. 246]. In 1970, another Tortricid, Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.), which originated from South Africa [cf. 61, 4827, etc.], was discovered in Germany in carnations from the Cote d'Azur, and in 1972 this species was found to have spread from hills near Nice all over the carnation-growing areas of the Department of Alpes-Maritimes. It had four generations between April and October in the field and five in the greenhouse, and it was able to attack various other ornamental and wild plants. E. acerbella resembles C. pronubana in appearance, but the aspect of the plants mined by the two species is different, and the new pest appears to be even more difficult to control since it spends a greater proportion of its life within the stem. Annotated photographs of all stages of both species, and of plants damaged by each, are provided for identification purposes.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 750525321

Record 105 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): Commonwealth Institute of Entomology.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Food-Policy. 1975, Published quarterly by IPC Science and Technology Press Ltd.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: "The editorial aim of Food Policy is to bring together work and thinking relevant to policy making for food and agriculture and to bridge the gaps between government, industry and academia. It will provide a multidisciplinary medium for the publication of papers and articles written by experts with a broad perspective." It seems likely, judging from this editorial statement, that much of the material to be published in this new journal will not lend itself to abstracting in NAR. We shall, however, publish titles of articles likely to interest our readers.D.L. Duncan
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 751432837

Record 106 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Plant pests are said to be destroyed by irradiation.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Pflanzenschadlinge sollen durch Bestrahlung vernichtet werden.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Florist. 1973, 53: 19, 9.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
ABSTRACT: In work reported from Mailand University, GRF, irradiating packed carnations from a cobalt source prevented reproduction or further development of any remaining carnation tortrix [Tortrix pronubana], did not damage flowers or stalks and may prolong vase life.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article SECONDARY JOURNAL CITATION: Informationsdienst Weihenstephan (1974) I 680.
ACCESSION NUMBER: 740319951

Record 107 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Annual report for the period 1 July 1971 to 30 June 1972.
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): South Africa, Department of Agricultural Technical Services.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): undated, 270 pp.
PUBLISHER INFORMATION: Pretoria.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Work briefly reported includes the following: Bananas: Evaluation of promising Cavendish selections; and manurial trials. Coffee: Variety trials; and the control of coffee leaf rust [Hemileia vastatrix] and coffee snout beetle (Ellimenistes laesicollis). Guavas: Variety trials. Mangoes: Pruning trials; and the control of pests and diseases. Papaws: Control of post-harvest rots (mainly Ascochyta and Rhizopus spp.). Pineapples: Foliar v. soil application of fertilizer; response to urea foliar sprays; and studies on flower induction. Tea: Selection of high yielding clones.m
ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT: Work briefly reported includes the following: Carnations: Control of carnation worm (Epichoristodes acerbella). Lilies: Response to chlormequat. Pelargoniums: Effect of night -break treatment on flowering. Proteas: Keeping quality of cut flowers.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annual-report
ACCESSION NUMBER: 740316272

Record 108 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Annual report of the Federal Biological Institute for Agriculture and Forestry in Berlin and Braunschweig 1973.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Jahresbericht 1973.
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): German Federal Republic, Biologische Bundesanstalt fur Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Berlin und Braunschweig.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): undated, 157 pp.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
ABSTRACT: The following work on top fruit is reported: Apples: Studies on Phytophthora cactorum; overwintering of Monilia fructigena [Sclerotinia fructigena] and M. laxa in the bark; biology and control of Synanthedon myopaeformis; the spread of Quadraspidiotus perniciosus; occurrence of mycoplasma-like organisms in trees with proliferation (witches' broom) symptoms; rickettsia-like bacteria in trees with proliferation symptoms, and pathological changes in the phloem associated with these organisms; bark damage to Glockenapfel trees associated with a virus causing rough skinned fruits; determination of residues of thiram and of chlorinated hydrocarbon and phosphoric acid ester insecticides; and bitter pit in relation to Ca fertilizers, and the influence of the K:Ca ratio on this disorder. Cherries: The influence of temperature and humidity on the infection of sour cherries by Pseudomonas syringae and P. morsprunorum; damage to sweet cherry bark by Cytospora personii; and bark penetration by larvae of Enarmonia formosana. Plums: Serological identification of plum pox (sharka) virus; and transmission of sharka virus by Myzus persicae. General: Effects of Erwinia amylovora on the host tissues.
ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT: The following work of general horticultural interest is reported: Mercury, lead and cadmium contents of soil and their toxicity to and uptake by plants; testing the effects of plant protection chemicals on beneficial insects; biological control of insect pests in various crops; and competition between leaf nematodes (Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi) and stem nematodes (Ditylenchus dipsaci) in various hosts.
ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT: The following work on small fruits is reported: Raspberries: The pathogenicity of various fungi to the canes. Black currants: Multiplication of Cecidophyes ribis on the plants. Strawberries: Determination of chlorinated hydrocarbon and phosphoric acid ester insecticide residues; control of Aphelenchoides fragariae and A. ritzemabosi; interactions of nematodes and black root rot [pathogen unnamed]; studies on Phytophthora cactorum; and transmission of strawberry mottle virus by the aphid Chaetosiphon fragaefolii. Grapevines: electron microscope studies on the phloem of plants with yellowing thought to be caused by a mycoplasma; serological identification of viruses; occurrence of viruses in French viticultural regions; occurrence of nematode vectors of viruses in Turkish vineyards; control of nematode vectors of viruses in nurseries; the level of N fertilization required in vineyards; herbicide damage to plants forming roots near the soil surface; damage to stems by machinery; disorders caused by Ca and K deficiencies; leaf marginal damage by salt residues in guttation droplets; virus elimination by heat treatment; fungicides against anthracnose [Elsinoe viticola], Oidium, Peronospora and Botrytis; control of Paratetranychus pilosus; scaring birds from vineyards with an acoustic device; and herbicide trials.
ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT: The following work on vegetables is reported; Spinach: Resistance of cvs to Peronospora farinosa f. sp. spinaciae. Lettuce: The eoidemiology of lettuce mosaic virus and the influence of the time of infection on the extent of yield reduction; studies on the root fly Pemphigus bursarius; and a virus causing yellowing symptoms similar to beet western yellow virus. Brassicas: The effect of nutrition on the occurrence of internal leaf necrosis in white cabbage; control of Phoma lingam [Leptosphaeria maculans] on cabbage; resistance to Plasmodiophora brassicae; control of the cabbage root fly [Hylemya brassicae]; addition of fungicides and insecticides to the capsule of pelleted cabbage seeds; and the aetiology of "cement rot" on plants grown for seed (cause uncertain but possibly pseudomonads or boron deficiency or excess). Radishes : Fusarium oxysporum causing a wilt of black radish; and varietal susceptibility to downy mildew [pathogen unnamed]. Cucurbits; Studies on Ca transport through the graft union; and the susceptibility of cucumber cvs to mildews caused by Erysiphe cichoracearum, E. polyphaga and Sphaerotheca fuliginea and the occurrence of fungicide resistance. Phaseolus beans: Pathogenicity and control of Pythium spp.; and fungicide sprays against Botrytis cinerea and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Peas: Pathogenicity and control of Pythium spp.; the occurrence of the seed disorder, hollow heart; and the influence of the phosphate supply on lead uptake from the soil. Tomatoes: A leaf spot caused by Pleospora herbarum. Carrots: The influence of the phosphate supply on lead uptake from the soil. Celeriac: Septoria leaf spot severity with pathogen strains of different origins and the minimal quantities of fungicides for its control. General: Determination of chemical residues on various vegetables; amounts of plant-available herbicides in treatments involving different soil types; and the behaviour and effectiveness of herbicides in strongly adsorptive soils.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annual-report
ACCESSION NUMBER: 740324331

Record 109 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: On the presence in Italy of Epichoristodes (Tubula) acerbella (Walker) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Sulla presenza in Italia di Epichoristodes (Tubula) acerbella (Walker) (Lepidoptera Tortricidae).
AUTHOR(S): Zangheri-S; Cavalloro-R
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Bollettino-della-Societa-Entomologica- Italiana. 1971, 103: 9, 186-190; 6 fig.; 9 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.), a pest of carnation, chrysanthemum and pear in South Africa that has spread to northern Europe [cf. RAE/A 55, 556; 57 2668] has been found on carnation in the north-west of Italy, where it appears to be in competition with a related pest, Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), which it closely resembles [cf. 54, p. 345]. Notes are given on the distinguishing characters of E. acerbella and C. pronubana and on the geographic distribution and food-plants of the first species. Observations in the field and in the laboratory at 25 deg C and 75% R.H. showed that the females began to oviposit 24 h after mating and laid 200 -240 eggs each on the upper surface of carnation leaves in three batches over a period of three days. The larvae hatched after ten days and skeletonised the leaves under a shelter of silk that bound several leaves together and was lengthened as the larvae advanced; sometimes the growing shoot, the stem and the flowers were also damaged. Pupation occurred after 30 days, and the pupal stage lasted eight days.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 730509183

Record 110 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Observations on the laboratory rearing and bioloogy of Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hbn.).
AUTHOR(S): Mourikis-PA; Vassilaina-Alexopoulou-P
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Entomolgist. 1972, 105: 1311, 209-216; 1 fig.; 23 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Larvae of Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), a polyphagous pest that often attacks carnations, were found infesting ivy (Hedera helix) in the Kifissia area of Greece in 1970. The biology of the Tortricid was studied in the laboratory where it was reared through four generations on an artificial medium originally developed for Heliothis armigera (Hb.) [RAE/A 59, 4011]. When adult females were provided with a diet of 10% sugar and 10% honey in water, fecundity averaged 340 eggs/female, with a maximum of 620. At 27 deg C and 80-85% R.H., the egg, larval and pupal stages averaged 7, 23 and 8 days, respectively, [cf. 52, pp. 166-167].
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 730510439

Record 111 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Biological cycles of some pests and diseases of orange.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Ciclos biologicos de algunas plagas y enfermedades del naranjo.
AUTHOR(S): Limon-de-la-Oliva-F; Blasco-Pascual-JB; Vicente-Lopez-S; Verniere- Fernandez -C; Oliva-F-Limon-de; Pascual-JB-Blasco; Lopez-S-Viacente; Fernandez-C -Verniere
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Boletin-Informativo-de-Plagas. 1972, No. 98, 19-40; 4 fldg. graphs, 10 fig.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Spanish
ABSTRACT: The information in this paper on the seasonal development of arthropod pests in Citrus groves in Castellon de la Plana, Spain, was collected to enable advice to be given to growers on treatment dates. The species dealt with include Cacoecimorpha (Cacoecia) pronubana (Hb.), Saissetia (Coccus) oleae (Ol.), Planococcus (Pseudococcus) citri (Risso), Ceratitis capitata (Wied.), Ectomyelois (Myelois) ceratoniae (Zell.), spider mites and aphids.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 740512886

Record 112 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Tests of radiosensitivity to ionising radiation of carnation Tortricids, with particular reference to Epichoristodes acerbella (Walker).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Prove di radiosensibilita alle radiazioni ionizzanti dei Tortricidi del garofano con particolare riguardo ad Epichoristodes acerbella (Walker).
AUTHOR(S): Cavalloro-R; Piana-A
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Redia. 1972, 53: 281-302; 11 fig.; 12 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: The physiological effects of gamma -radiation on the carnation pests Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.) and Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) were studied in the laboratory in Italy with a view to possible use of irradiation for control. Owing to a tendency to cannibalism, the larvae were reared in isolation on a synthetic diet including powdered lucerne, groundnut oil, wheat germ, dextrose and casein, which proved more favourable than diets including powdered dried carnation. The radiosensitivity of all stages was measured in terms both of lethal and of sterilising doses. For E. acerbella, which has only recently appeared in Italy [cf. RAE/A 61, 4827], the hatching of eggs 36 h old was reduced by 50 and 95% after treatment with 5 and 6 krad, respectively, while the corresponding doses for eggs treated 3 days before normal hatching were 33 and 42 krad. Total mortality of newly hatched larvae within two days was obtained with 225 krad and of mature larvae with 250 krad. Pupae irradiated 4 days before the normal adult emergence date were prevented from giving rise to adults by 80 krad. The LD95 within 24 h was 225 krad for females and 300 krad for males that had just emerged. Sterile adults were obtained after treatment of eggs 36 h old with 1 krad, full-fed larvae with 6 krad, female pupae with 10 krad, male pupae with 30 krad, and newly emerged females and males with 25 and 35 krad, respectively. Effects on the progeny of individuals treated with doses too low for sterilisation are noted from the literature. It is concluded that irradiation could be applied for control in two ways, namely for the production of sterile adults for field release and for the treatment of infested plant material, for which lower doses would suffice. Experiments with cut carnations indicated that irradiated flowers remained fresh for the normal length of time or longer, and that, owing to a synergistic effect, a dose of little over 5 krad would sterilise larvae of any age within the plant.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 740512995

Record 113 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Annual report of the Federal Biological Institute for Agriculture and Forestry in Berlin and Braunschweig 1972.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Jahresbericht 1972.
CORPORATE AUTHOR(S): German Federal Republic, Biologische Bundesanstalt fur Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Berlin und Braunschweig.
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): undated, 116 pp.; 5 pl., 1 fig.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: German
ABSTRACT: Work reported from the constituent institutes includes: The effect of weed competition and the herbicide Venzar (80% lenacil) on spinach composition; mycoplasma-like structures in yellow-affected Tragopogon porrifolius; a Pseudomonas sp. on lettuce; Phytophthora cryptogea on spinach; the effect of Cd, Hg and Pb on carrots and bush beans; contamination of vegetables by lead from motor-vehicle exhaust; studies on cucumber powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum); control of Septoria leaf spot on celeriac; control of cabbage fly [Hylemya sp.] in direct-sown brassicas; carrot fly [Psila rosae] control with chlorfenvinfos; testing fungicides against clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae) and resistance to clubroot; and the pathogenicity of Pythium spp. against garden peas.
ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT: Work reported from the constituent institutes includes: The sensitivity of sports turf and lawn grass species to herbicides; mycoplasma-like structures in carnations with stunted shoot growth; Erwinia carotovora on saintpaulias; mycoplasma-like structures in yellows-affected chinese asters and Dactylorhiza majalis; Phytophthora and Pythium injury on epiphyllums; Colletotrichum spp. on horticulturally important orchids; studies on Epichoristodes acerbella and the injury caused by larvae to carnations.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Annual-report
ACCESSION NUMBER: 730312203

Record 114 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Observations on the biology and control of Tortricid larvae on strawberries.
AUTHOR(S): Vernon-JDR
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Plant-Pathology. 1971, 20: 2, 73-80; 2 pl.; 24 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: English
ABSTRACT: Observations in eastern and south-western England showed that strawberry plants are attacked by larvae of the Tortricids Acleris comariana (Zell.), Clepsis spectrana (Treitschke), Lozotaenia forsterana (F.), Cnephasia virgaureana Treitschke (interjectana (Haw.)), Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.) and Argyroploce lacunana (Schiff.), and notes are given on their bionomics, seasonal occurrence and parasites. The larvae of all feed first on the foliage and later on the flower buds, anthers and stamens, causing distortion of the young fruits, which in some cases they entirely consume. Acleris comariana and Clepsis spectrana, which was first recorded in England in 1961, are important, mainly in low-lying districts, and Argyroploce lacunana and Cnephasia virgaureana have caused severe damage in recent years. Of the insecticides tested, primarily against Acleris comariana, sprays of azinphos-methyl, fenitrothion, malathion, methidathion, mevinphos, parathion and trichlorphon at suitable concentrations gave very good control of first-generation larvae when applied at 200 gal/acre. DDT and DDD gave relatively poor control. When applied against larvae of the overwintered generation in the spring at 100 gal/acre, sprays of azinphos-methyl, fenitrothion, methidathion and trichlorphon were less effective, though the number of larvae was reduced by over 50%. DDT, phosalone and phosmet, but not dichlorvos or Dupont 1642 (S-methyl N-(carbamoyloxy) thioacetimidate), also killed over 50% of the larvae; malathion gave variable results.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 720500763

Record 115 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: Animal pests of carnation.
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: I parassiti animali del garofano.
AUTHOR(S): Jannone-G
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Agricoltura. 1967, No. 12, 1-6; 9 fig.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
ABSTRACT: The author enumerates the insect and mite pests of carnations grown commercially in Italy, with notes on their habits and control. Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa(L.), Phaneroptera falcata (Poda), wireworms, cutworms, Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis (Bch.), Thrips tabaci Lind., aphids, Coccids, Forficula auricularia L. and the phytophagous mites Tetranychus urticae Koch, Aceria sp. and Siteroptes graminum (Reut.) are not exclusive to carnation but attack it amongst other plants, while for Hylemya floralis (Fall.), H. brunnescens (Zett.), Phytagromyza (Pseudonapomyza)dianthicola (Venturi), Lixus remaudieri Hffm., L. difficilis Cap., Dianthoecia compta (Schiff.) and Cacoecimorpha (Tortrix) pronubana(Hb.), carnation is at least the main food-plant.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 720500871

Record 116 of 116 in CAB Abstracts 1972-1975
TITLE: On the presence in Italy of Epichoristodes (Tubula) acerbella (Walker) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae).
ORIGINAL NON-ENGLISH
TITLE: Sulla presenza in Italia di Epichoristodes (Tubula) acerbella (Walker) (Lepidoptera Tortricidae).
AUTHOR(S): Zangheri-S; Cavalloro-R
SOURCE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION): Bollettino-della-Societa-Entomologica- Italiana. 1971, 103: 9, 186-190; 6 fig.; 9 ref.
LANGUAGE OF TEXT: Italian
LANGUAGE OF SUMMARIES: English
ABSTRACT: Epichoristodes acerbella (Wlk.), a pest of carnation, chrysanthemum and pear in South Africa that has spread to northern Europe [cf. RAE/A 55, 556; 57 2668] has been found on carnation in the north-west of Italy, where it appears to be in competition with a related pest, Cacoecimorpha pronubana (Hb.), which it closely resembles [cf. 54, p. 345]. Notes are given on the distinguishing characters of E. acerbella and C. pronubana and on the geographic distribution and food-plants of the first species. Observations in the field and in the laboratory at 25 deg C and 75% R.H. showed that the females began to oviposit 24 h after mating and laid 200 -240 eggs each on the upper surface of carnation leaves in three batches over a period of three days. The larvae hatched after ten days and skeletonised the leaves under a shelter of silk that bound several leaves together and was lengthened as the larvae advanced; sometimes the growing shoot, the stem and the flowers were also damaged. Pupation occurred after 30 days, and the pupal stage lasted eight days.
PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal-article
ACCESSION NUMBER: 730509183