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Population study of codling moth Cydia (Carpocaps = Laspeyresia) Pomonella L. (Olethreutidae, Lepidoptera) infesting pear orchards in the eastern outskirts of Alexandria, Egypt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

F. M. El-Gamil ,
I. A. Gaaboub  and
S. K. El-Sawaf
F. M. El-Gamil
Affiliation:
Entomology Division, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
I. A. Gaaboub
Affiliation:
Entomology Division, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
S. K. El-Sawaf
Affiliation:
Entomology Division, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
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Summary

The codling moth, Cydia pomonella L., achieved four successive generations in Egyptian pear orchards in 1974. Indices of infested fruits showed four peaks of infestation; the first at the end of April, the second during the first week of June, the third during the first week of July and the last at the end of July.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 89 , Issue 3 , December 1977 , pp. 655 - 657
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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References

El-Gamil, F. M. (1975). Biological and ecological studies on some insect pests of the deciduous fruit trees with reference to their control. Ph.D. thesis, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria, Egypt, 1975.Google Scholar
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