Quarantine disinfestation of capsicums against Queensland fruit fly (Diptera : Tephritidae) with dimethoate

Authors
Heather, NW Peterson, PM Kopittke, RA
Citation
Nw. Heather et al., Quarantine disinfestation of capsicums against Queensland fruit fly (Diptera : Tephritidae) with dimethoate, AUST J EX A, 39(7), 1999, pp. 897-900
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture/Agronomy
Journal title
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE
ISSN journal
08161089 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Pages
897 - 900
Database
ISI
SICI code
0816-1089(1999)39:7<897:QDOCAQ>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A postharvest dimethoate treatment at 400 mg/L applied through a packing-li ne spray system achieved >99.99% efficacy as a quarantine disinfestation me thod against Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) infesting c apsicums (peppers), Capsicum annuum I,. There were no survivors in confirma tory tests on fruit containing 77130 eggs, the most tolerant life stage. Th e spray system thoroughly wetted fruit at a delivery rate of 9.2 L/min.m(2) for a minimum time of 1 min.