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The goal of the project is to select a strain of the mullein bug to control two spotted and red spider mites from July to August (period when populations tend to explode).
From 2016 to 2019
Project duration
Fruit production
Activity areas
Pest, weed, and disease control
Service
IRDA will select a strain of mullein bug to control two-spotted and red spider mites, two major apple pests.
Université du Québec à Montréal | Centre de recherche agroalimentaire de Mirabel
Codling moth sexual confusion.
Researcher: Daniel Cormier
Validation and adaptation of pest and disease monitoring and decision support tools.
Researcher: Annabelle Firlej
This pan-Canadian project conducted in Ontario, Québec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick focuses on strategies for controlling three key pests in apple production.
Researchers: Daniel Cormier Gérald Chouinard