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To determine the percentage of infested fruit, growers should scout regularly for mealybug by inspecting underneath calyces. Where mealybug is under good biocontrol, infestation should peak during December or January in the northern production areas, and during February in the Cape production areas.
By Hannes Bester, Mathys Pretorius (aka MC), Wayne Mommsen and Catherine Savage Mealybug (S.D. Moore) Growers should be scouting for mealybug regularly, by inspecting underneath calyces and thereby determining the percentage of fruit infested. Where mealybug is under good biocontrol,…
Integrated pest management, Grondgedraagde siektes, Citriculture, Geïntegreerde bemesting/integrated fertilisation, Fungicides.
Growers should be scouting for mealybug regularly by inspecting underneath calyces, thereby determining the percentage of infested fruit.
By Hannes Bester, MC Pretorius, Wayne Mommsen, Coenraad Fraenkel, André Combrink, Natasha Jackson, Jan Landman, and Rudolph Strydom (Citrus Research International) Integrated pest management Mealybug (S.D. Moore) To determine the percentage of infested fruit, growers should be scouting for mealybug…