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http://dx.doi.org/10.5532/KJAFM.2007.9.4.228

An Empirical Model for the Prediction of the Onset of Upward-Movement of Overwintered Caccopsylla pyricola (Homoptera: Psyllidae) in Pear Orchards  

Kim, Dong-Soon (Faculty of Bioscience and Industry, College of Applied Life Science, Cheju Natl. Univ., The Research Institute for Subtropical Agriculture and Biotechnology)
Yang, Chang-Yeol (Horticultural Environment Division of National Horticultural Research Institute, RDA)
Jeon, Heung-Yong (Horticultural Environment Division of National Horticultural Research Institute, RDA)
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Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology / v.9, no.4, 2007 , pp. 228-233 More about this Journal
Abstract
Pear psylla, Caccopsylla pyricola (Homoptera: Psyllidae), is a serious insect pest in pear orchards. C. pyricola overwinters as adults under rough bark scales of pear trees. When the weather warms up in the spring, the overwintered adults become active, climb up to the tree branches, and inhabit on fruit twigs to lay eggs. This study was conducted to develop a forecasting model for the onset of upward-movement of overwintered C. pyricola adults to control them by timely spraying of petroleum oil. The adult population densities were observed under rough barks (B) and on fruit twigs (T) of pear trees. Relative upward-movement rates (R) were calculated as T/(B+T). Low threshold temperatures for the activation of overwintered C. pyricola adults were selected arbitrarily from 5 to $9^{\circ}C$ at a $1^{\circ}C$ interval. Then, the days (D) when daily maximum air temperatures were above each low threshold temperature were counted from 1 February until to the dates with R $\geq$ 0.8. The same methods were applied for the prediction of the first observation of eggs. The variation of coefficients (CV) for the mean Des were lowest with the low threshold temperature of $6^{\circ}C$. At this selected threshold temperature, the upward movement of C. pyricola adults occurred with 12 D and they started laying eggs with 25 D. In the field validation, the model outputs with the $6^{\circ}C$ threshold temperature reasonably well explained the observed data in Suwon and Cheonan in 2002. Practical usages of the model were also discussed.
Keywords
Caccopsylla pyricola; Pear pests; Forecasting model; Petroleum oil;
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