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Title

Impact of horticultural mineral oil and synthetic pesticides on arboreal and soil fauna biodiversity within citrus orchard ecosystems

Creator

Liang, Weiguang

Creator

University of Western Sydney

Creator

College of Science, Technology and Environment

Creator

School of Science, Food and Horticulture

Subject

horticulture

Subject

spray oils

Subject

China

Subject

Australia

Subject

petroleum

Subject

citrus

Subject

pests

Subject

orchard

Subject

pesticides

Date

2002

Type

THESIS

Description

The results of the 3-year project successfully indicated that petroleum-derived spray oils can be used for effective control of a range of citrus pests including citrus leafminer, Asiatic citrus psyllid, chaff scale, red scale, citrus red mite. The results suggested that it should be possible, through use of horticultural and agricultural mineral oils and enhanced natural enemy activity, to reduce the number of pesticide sprays applied annually in China from 14-16 sprays to significantly fewer sprays in most regions. The results are also valuable as references for the implementation of citrus integrated pest management programs in Australia and other citrus-growing countries. However, despite extensive use of PDSOs in citrus and other crops since the late 1800s, few studies have been undertaken to determine their disruptive effects on orchard ecosystems or to compare their effects with those of synthetic pesticides, and these studies are limited in their sc

Description

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Source

THESIS_CSTE_SFH_Liang_W.xml

Collection

UWS Theses Collection

Identifier

uws:121

Identifier

http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/121

Format

text/xml

Language

eng

Source

THESIS

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