Characterisation of main pests on peach tree

Characterisation of main pests on peach tree

Description: This protocol presents a visual, non destructive quantification method based on abundance classes for quick monitoring of diseases (brown rot, powdery mildew, leaf curl, shoot blight, peach canker) and animal pests (oriental fruit moth, peach twig borer, aphids, white peach scale, San José scale, mites, Mediterranean fruit fly) on peach tree, at the field scale.

Use: The protocol is currently used by technical advisers in the Tuscany region in Italy. The data collected on several farm is aimed at editing weekly phytosanitary and phenological reports for farmers.

Authors: Massimo Ricciolini, coordinator of the AgroAmbiente project, with the support of scientific advisors from the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.

Modification date : 25 April 2023 | Publication date : 12 September 2013 | Redactor : IPM netwok, contributor: Diego GUIDOTTI (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna).