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MINERAL OIL FOR CONTROL OF ARMOURED SCALE INSECTS ON ‘HORT16A’ KIWIFRUIT

Article number
753_92
Pages
703 – 710
Language
English
Abstract
The use of mineral oil products as a control measure against armoured scale insects on organic ‘Hort16A’ kiwifruit was investigated in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
Applying 1% oil between 28 and 63 days after fruit set caused speckling damage to the fruit skin, whilst applications of 1% oil subsequent to 94 days after fruit set caused premature fruit drop.
Increasing the concentration of oil applied from 1% to 2% increased the amount and severity of fruit damage.
Oil was used safely during the pre-blossom period, between 1 and 21 days after fruit set, and between 70 and 94 days after fruit set.
A spray programme based on applications of oil during these safe periods provided adequate control of armoured scale insects.

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Authors
C.E. McKenna, S. Dobson, B. Maher
Keywords
kiwifruit, Actinidia, Hemiberlesia, ‘Hort16A’, mineral oil, phytotoxicity, armoured scale insects, control
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