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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. DownloadEvaluation of the effectiveness of various predator combinations in controlling spotted wing drosophilia.
Researcher: Annabelle Firlej
This project looks to incorporate the data for the recommended IFP berry products into the SAgE Pesticides database. The goal is to encourage farmers to adopt IFP and make it easier for them to access IFP data.
Researcher: Annabelle Firlej
The aim of the project was to test a series of attracticides that can be mixed and applied with regular sprayers with no additional specialized or expensive equipment or modifications required.
Researcher: Daniel Cormier