Researcher, Ph.D.
450 653-7368
ext 360
This project seeks to reduce the use of chemical insecticides in orchards by controlling apple maggot populations using mass trapping. The project is part of an integrated pest management strategy to provide growers with alternatives to chemical pesticides.
From 2019 to 2020
Project duration
Fruit production
Activity areas
Pest, weed, and disease control
Service
Mass trapping leads to less reliance on insecticides in orchards.
Club agroenvironnemental de l'Estrie
This economic analysis measured the technical efficiency of Québec wild blueberry farms.
Researcher: Luc Belzile
Developing a Codling moth control management tool based on an improved formulation of Virosoft CP4.
Researchers: Daniel Cormier Gérald Chouinard
The aim of this two-year project was to determine the efficacy of various pesticides in the field.
Researcher: Annabelle Firlej