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An attract and kill technique to control plum curculio was recently proposed by U.S. researchers, but it is not well adapted to a number of production types (conventional, organic, high density, etc.) is very little used in orchards and virtually unknown in Québec. As in the case of other types of attract and kill techniques currently available for apple pests (e.g., codling moth and apple maggot), the attracticide method for plum curculio requires combining an attractant with a very low dose of an effective insecticide. It can also be easily adapted to organic production through a judicious choice of insecticide.
From 2015 to 2017
Project duration
Fruit production
Activity areas
Pest, weed, and disease control, Organic farming
Services
The attracticide method for plum curculio can also be easily adapted to organic production.
Growing Forward 2 | Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec | Innov'Action Programme | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Ferme Haut-Vallon | Anatis Bioprotection
Presentation • Mikaël Larose, Gérald Chouinard, Francine Pelletier
Larose, M., G. Chouinard, F. Pelletier. 2017. Lutte attracticide au charançon de la prune dans les vergers du Québec. Présentation donnée dans le cadre des Journées annuelles sur la recherche et l'innovation technologique 2017. IRDA. 33 pages. DownloadIn highbush blueberry fields where stunt disease has been detected, plants that have never received nitrogen fertilizer are more vigorous and homogeneous than plants that have received nitrogen fertilizer.
Researchers: Carl Boivin Christine Landry
Developing and assessing the planting of flower strips in orchard inter-rows as an alternative to the application of insecticides.
Researchers: Daniel Cormier Gérald Chouinard
The project was conducted at IRDA’S Organic Agriculture Innovation Platform. Strawberries (Cleary cultivar) were produced in beds covered with black plastic mulch.
Researcher: Carl Boivin