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South American fruit fly

Use entomopathogenic nematodes to control insect pests of peaches (Prunus persicae, Miller) / December 14, 2009 by Ganpati Jagdale

South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus: It has been demonstrated that an entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora when applied at the concentration of 250 infective juveniles per square cm in the field can cause 28 to 51% mortality of South American fruit fly larvae.

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Biologocal control of insect pests Anastrepha fraterculus, Bactrocera zonata, Capnodis tenebrionis, Ceratitis capitata, Chlorpyrifos, Conotrachelus nenuphar, Grapholita molesta, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, insects pests, Lesser peach tree borer, Mediterranean flatheaded rootborer, Mediterranean fruit fly, Oriental fruit moth, Peach fruit fly, Peaches, Peachtree borer, Plum curculio, S- riobrave, South American fruit fly, Steinernema carpocapsae, Synanthedon exitiosa, Synanthedon pictipes April 11, 2021
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