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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Epiphyas postvittana"”.
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Bionomics of Epiphyas postvittana, Ctenopseustis obliquana, Planotortrix excessana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and Stathmopoda "skelloni" (Lepidoptera: Stathmopodidae) on apple cv 'Dougherty' in Auckland
… Populations of the three leafroller species Epiphyas postvittana (Walker), C. obliquana and Planotortrix excessana (Walker) together with Stathmopoda “skelloni” (Butler) were monitored intensively from 1976 to 1979 in an insecticide free block of mature apple, cv ‘Dougherty’ trees in West …
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Advances in tortricid systematics and identification (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
… of greatest importance to U.S. agriculture: Epiphyas postvittana (Walker), Lobesia botrana ([Denis and Schiffermüller]), and Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick). Chapter 6 details the discovery of a new tortricid species with the potential to threaten avocado production in California. Chapter …
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The influence of an umbelliferous understory on the parasites of organic apple orchards in Canterbury
… (Cydia pomonella L.) and lightbrown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana (Walker)) were also investigated. Sampling was carried out in the Lincoln University Biological Husbandry Unit, Canterbury, New Zealand, from November 1990 until March 1992. Three different orchards were sampled, one with a …
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Enhancing the biological control of leafrollers (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) using floral resource subsidies in an organic vineyard in Marlborough, New Zealand
… that of its host, the lightbrown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana Walker (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). From these experiments it was found that the longevity of adult female and male D. tasmanica could be enhanced significantly from 2.8 and 3.8 days, respectively, with water to 18.4 and 12.4 …
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Functional and structural analyses of an olfactory receptor from Drosophila melanogaster
… This orientation was also observed for Epiphyas postvittana Or1, which suggests that this inverted topology may be common to all insect ORs. To test whether Or22a forms higher order structures, fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between cyan and yellow fluorescent proteins …
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A comparison of the insecticidal properties of New Zealand native and other plants
… insect pests: the lightbrown apple moth (LBAM) (Epiphyas postvittana walker), the tropical armyworm (TAW) (Spodoptera litura F.) and the pea aphid (PA) (Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris). The LBAM is a serious pest of fruits and ornamental crops in Australia and New Zealand. The TAW is a tropical and …