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Risultati della lotta biologica contro ilDacus oleae Gmel. a mezzo dell'Opius concolor Sz. siculus Mon.

S. Monastero

subject

LarvaEntomologyBiological pest controlZoologyPlant ScienceBiologybiology.organism_classificationDacusAnimal ecologyInsect ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesAgronomy and Crop ScienceEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsOlive fly

description

The Author reports on the essays of artificial biological control of the olive fly (Dacus oleaeGmel.) made by himself andGenduso with the specific parasiteOpius c. siculusMon. found in Sicily. The Authors followingDelanoue's technic have bred theseOpius in laboratory on larvae ofCeratitis capitataWied; so they were able to release: in 1961 — 1000Opius in a small olive plantation near Palermo; in 1962 — 24000Opius in the island of Pantelleria (Sicily); in 1963 — 40000Opius in the island of Salina (Eolic Islands-Sicily); in 1964 — 180000Opius also in the island of Salina.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02387073