Processed kaolin protects fruits from Mediterranean fruit fly infestations

By M. Mazor, A. Erez. 2004

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Subfields: Ecology, Insect Science, Plant Science

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Citations in the corpus

• Kaolin particle films suppress many apple pests, disrupt natural enemies and promote woolly apple aphid (2008, background): “…2001; Lalancette et al. 2005), coleopteran (Thomas et al. 2004; Lalancette et al. 2005; Lapointe et al. 2006), lepidopteran (Knight et al. 2000, 2001; Lalancette et al. 2005; Sackett et al. 2005; Thomas et al. 2005; Barker et al. 2006) and dipteran pests (Mazor and Erez 2004; Saour and Makee 2004).”
• Effects of processed kaolin on pests and non-target arthropods in a Spanish olive grove (2010, background): “In the case of tephritid fruit flies, Mazor and Erez (2004) showed that treatments with processed kaolin protected nectarines, apples and persimmons almost completely against infestations of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann).”