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  • April 1st 2006 Issue
  • Another tool to manage codling moth: ULV ground pheromone sprays

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Growers have been clear and consistent. They want easy, inexpensive, and effective approaches to manage their most egregious of pests-codling moth. Growers know how to spray; so they ask, “why not develop sex pheromone formulations that can be sprayed with standard equipment?” Unfortunately, if you mix the sex pheromone with water, its effectiveness would be measured in hours. The secret recipe has always been how to protect the sex pheromone from oxygen and sunlight, while maintaining […]

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