Kyushu Plant Protection Research
Online ISSN : 1884-0035
Print ISSN : 0385-6410
ISSN-L : 0385-6410
STUDIES ON THE BIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF FRUIT-PIERCING
MOTHS OF TOMATO. (I)
Ryoh-ichi OHGUSHITakayuki YAMAGUOHIKatsuya SHIODA
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1964 Volume 10 Pages 34-36

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Records of observations on the behaviour of fruit-piercing moths in tomato field were taken during August and September of 1963 in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture.
14 species of moths were found to feed on tomato juice by piercing fruit skin. The most injurious species were Oreasia excavata BUTLER and O. emarginata FABRICIOUS.
Females composed chiefly the sucking individuals. In some fields more than 40 per cent of the fruits were found damaged by the sucking moths. It was estimated that one sucking moth can damage on the average 2 tomato fruits for night of feeding. The number of piercings for fruit ranged from 1 to 8.
The damage from the moth was reduced effectively by covering the tomato fruits with vinyl nets of 7 mm mesh.

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