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  • March 1st 2006 Issue

    • Breakthrough in codling moth control

    A pear ester has potential for both monitoring and controlling the pest in apples and pears.

    Dr. Doug Light with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California, and Dr. Alan Knight with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service lab in Yakima, Washington, received a 2005 Technology Transfer Award from the USDA for “outstanding efforts in the development and transfer of environmentally friendly technologies that substantially enhance monitoring and control of the codling moth on apple, pear, and walnut crops worldwide.” Here, the two researchers explain how a pear ester derived from Bartlett pears can be used in monitoring and controlling codling moths. The discovery that codling moth is attracted to pear ester […]

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    Geraldine Warner
    Geraldine Warner was the editor of Good Fruit Grower from 1992-2015. During her tenure, she planned and prepared editorial content, wrote for the magazine, and managed the editorial team. Read her stories: Story Index
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