Evaluation of Insecticide Effects on Biology of Cherry Fruit Fly
Author: Wee Yee
Published: 2006
Summary: The objectives of this project were: 1) Determine effects of insecticides on adult fly mortality, oviposition, and preference for cherries. 2) Determine relative importance of contact or ingestion mechanisms of kill of adult flies. 3) Determine residual activity of insecticide formulations in the field. 4) Determine effects of insecticide on larval infestations in the field. 5) Determine feeding times on insecticide droplets. 6) Determine effects on egg production of flies treated with sublethal amounts of insecticides. 7) Determine translaminar effects on cherries with various stages of fly eggs and larvae during early, mid, and late season.
