title: False Codling Moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Cold Disinfestation Treatment Using Grapes as the Test Medium.
abstract: Some countries consider false codling moth, Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), a phytosanitary pest and may require the application of a mitigation treatment before accepting T. leucotreta-susceptible produce. This research reports on cold treatments that provide the phytosanitary security that this pest would not be accidentally imported alive. More than 35,000 individuals were treated for 20 d at 0.8 °C and >30,000 individuals subjected to - 0.6 °C for 18 d, with no survivors. The adoption of these treatments in international fruit trade protocols is recommended.
authors: Department of Agriculture, University of Mpumalanga, Private Bag X 11283, Mbombela 1200, South Africa (tonyware@mweb.co.za) Agri-biotech Research Consultancies, P.O. Box 7512, Mbombela 1206, South Africa (Neethlingdt@gmail.com) Corresponding author, e-mail: tonyware@mweb.co.za.
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authors: Agri-biotech Research Consultancies, P.O. Box 7512, Mbombela 1206, South Africa (Neethlingdt@gmail.com).
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mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005638:Fruit; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D009036:Moths / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*; D027843:Vitis
keywords: phytosanitary; probit analysis; ‘Redglobe’