Large-scale use of codling moth mating disruption in Quebec orchards
Daniel Cormier
Researcher, Ph.D.
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Description
The aim of our project was to increase the acreage on which mating disruption is used against the codling moth in all of Québec’s apple-growing regions. This will significantly reduce the number of insecticide sprays for this pest and the associated risks to better protect human health and the environment.
Objective(s)
- Raise awareness among Québec apple growers about this alternative to insecticides
- Increase the Québec apple orchard acreage using codling moth mating disruption to 25% by the end of the project
- Reduce by 25% the number of insecticide sprays for the codling moth applied by producers using mating disruption
From 2016 to 2018
Project duration
Fruit production
Activity areas
Pest, weed, and disease control
Service
By 2017, 137 Québec orchards, an area equivalent to 2,800 football fields, were using mating disruption to control codling moth.
Partner
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec - Prime-Vert Programme
Publications
Summary sheet • Audrey Charbonneau, Franz Vanoosthuyse, Vincent Philion, Daniel Cormier
Charbonneau, A., F. Vanoosthuyse, V. Filion, D. Cormier. 2016 (mise à jour en 2023). Comment fabriquer soi-même les outils nécessaires à la pose des diffuseurs et des pièges. IRDA. 2 pages. Mating disruption of the codling moth – phase II DownloadPoster • Audrey Charbonneau, Franz Vanoosthuyse, Gérald Chouinard, Daniel Cormier
Charbonneau, A., F. Vanoosthuyse, G. Chouinard, D. Cormier. 2017. Des gains environnementaux à utiliser la confusion sexuelle contre le carpocapse de la pomme. IRDA. 1 page. Mating disruption of the codling moth – phase II DownloadPresentation • Gérald Chouinard, Daniel Cormier
Chouinard, G., D. Cormier. 2017. Confusion, exclusion et intégration : Récentes avancées environnementales de la pomiculture au Québec. Présentation donnée dans le cadre du Congrès Cidres, Vins et Alcools d'ici 2017. IRDA. 45 pages. Mating disruption of the codling moth – phase II DownloadSummary sheet • Audrey Charbonneau, Franz Vanoosthuyse, Gérald Chouinard, Daniel Cormier
Charbonneau, A., F. Vanoosthuyse, G. Chouinard, D. Cormier. 2018. Confusion sexuelle contre le carpocapse de la pomme - Calcul du patron d'installation des diffuseurs. IRDA. 5 p. Mating disruption of the codling moth – phase II DownloadSummary sheet • Audrey Charbonneau, Franz Vanoosthuyse, Gérald Chouinard, Daniel Cormier
Charbonneau, A., F. Vanoosthuyse, G. Chouinard et D. Cormier. 2019. Confusion sexuelle contre le carpocapse de la pomme - Principes de base et aide financière disponible. IRDA. 1 p. Mating disruption of the codling moth – phase II DownloadSummary sheet • Audrey Charbonneau, Franz Vanoosthuyse, Gérald Chouinard, Daniel Cormier
Charbonneau, A., F. Vanoosthuyse, G. Chouinard, D. Cormier. 2020. Confusion sexuelle contre le carpocapse de la pomme - Observation hebdomadaire et traitement insecticide. IRDA. 1 p. Mating disruption of the codling moth – phase II DownloadSummary sheet • Audrey Charbonneau, Franz Vanoosthuyse, Gérald Chouinard, Daniel Cormier
Charbonneau, A., F. Vanoosthuyse, G. Chouinard, D. Cormier. 2020. Confusion sexuelle contre le carpocapse de la pomme - Installation des diffuseurs (ISOMATE®-CM/OFM TT). IRDA. 2 p. Mating disruption of the codling moth – phase II DownloadResearch report • Audrey Charbonneau, Daniel Cormier, Franz Vanoosthuyse,Luc Belzile
Charbonneau, A., Cormier, D., Vanoosthuyse, F. et Belzile, L. 2018. . DownloadThis may interest you
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