Pest management science
Towards an attract-and-reward strategy: evaluating nectar resources and HIPVs under laboratory conditions to enhance Aphelinus mali parasitism activity, a key parasitoid of Eriosoma lanigerum.
Luis Guillermo Montes-Bazurto, Georgina Alins, Oscar Alomar, Carmen Quero, Sergio López, Judit Arnó
Published: 202610.1002/ps.70515
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The attract-and-reward strategy involves attracting natural enemies using volatile compounds or insectary plants and rewarding them with refuge and food sources. Plants with accessible nectar and early bloom together with herbivore-induce…
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