Protein-based foam for applying lacewings eggs to fruit trees by ATV
Author: Thomas Unruh, Christopher Dunlap
Published: 2013
Summary: The objectives of this project were: 1. Test formulations of various foaming agents using a foam generator and adapt foam generation to a modified 12-volt pump sprayer suitable for use on an ATV 2. Test adhesion of foam to waxy, water repellent, surfaces and leaves of seedling apples and on bark 3. Test survivability of lacewing eggs in laboratory conditions when eggs are immersed in and sprayed with these foams 4. Test adherence of LW eggs in foam on apple, pear and cherry trees in the greenhouse and the field and estimate hatch rates of eggs in those settings. 5. Estimate colonization rates (proportion of eggs recollected as larvae) on test trees.
