Evaluation of puffer® CM: a release device of pheromone to control codling moth on apple and walnut in Italy

Different techniques have been developed to achieve pheromone-mediated mating disruption (MD)
of
Codling
 moth
(CM),
by
 treating
 orchards
with
hand‐applied
product
or
by
 sprayable
formulations. 81%
of
the
apple
 area)
to
control
CM
in
heavily
infested
areas;
 on
the
contrary
in
areas
with
low pressure considered or
sprayable
mating
disruption
 pheromones
were
applied
in
high
canopy
(6
 meter)
walnut.
A
new pheromone‐based
control
 technique,
called
Puffers®
CM,
has
been
 recently
proposed
and
it
is under
evaluation out Ha/plot).
Puffers®
performed
extremely
 well,
leading to
an
almost
high
codling
moth
 catch
inhibition
and
to
a
low
fruit
damage
situation
both
on
apple
and
walnut.