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Control methods of peach spot moth

Published: 2024-11-10 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/10, This insect, also known as apricot star caterpillar, plum moth, commonly known as red belly skin worm, harms the buds, flowers and tender leaves of peach trees with larvae. The damaged peach trees not only lose their yield, but also decline, which can cause the death of the whole tree in serious cases. The insect mainly harms peaches, plums, plums and apricots, as well as pears and persimmons. It is mainly distributed in North China and Northwest China, and has gradually spread in the Yangtze River Basin in recent years. [occurrence regularity] one generation a year. The young larvae overwintered in buds or tree trunk cracks and began to move again at the beginning of March of the following year.

This insect, also known as apricot star caterpillar, plum moth, commonly known as red belly skin worm, harms the buds, flowers and tender leaves of peach trees with larvae. The damaged peach trees not only lose their yield, but also decline, which can cause the death of the whole tree in serious cases. The insect mainly harms peaches, plums, plums and apricots, as well as pears and persimmons. It is mainly distributed in North China and Northwest China, and has gradually spread in the Yangtze River Basin in recent years.

[occurrence regularity]

One generation a year. The young larvae overwintered in buds or tree trunk cracks and began to move again at the beginning of March of the following year, endangering flower seedlings and buds. The overwintering larvae mature and pupate from late April to mid-late May, and the pupal period is about 2 weeks. It began to occur from mid-late May to mid-June to early June, and the peak period was in late June. After a period of damage, it spread over the summer and winter.

[prevention and control methods]

The main results are as follows: (1) the characteristics of weak flying ability and long mating time of adults can be used to organize manpower to hunt and kill.

(2) during the active period of overwintering larvae in early March and the peak hatching period of larvae in late June, spraying 1000 times of 50% fenitrothion emulsion, or 3000 times of 90% crystal trichlorfon, or 3000 times of 20% fenvalerate emulsion, or 30% acephate emulsion for 1-2 times, has a good insecticidal effect.

(3) the overwintering larvae can be eliminated by spraying cutting, saw and bark cracks with 200 times of 80% dichlorvos EC or 25% quinathion EC during fruit tree dormancy.

 
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