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Biotechnological control (Common green capsid)

The female common green capsid is known to produce a sex pheromone which attracts males for mating. The chemical structures of the pheromone components have not been identified though some progress has recently been made in the Netherlands. The insect is …

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Further reading - Common green capsid

Blommers, L. H. M. 1997. Life history, seasonal adaptations and monitoring of the common green capsid Lygocoris pabulinus (L.)(Hemiptera: Miridae). Journal of Applied Entomology 121, 389-398. Groot, A. T.2000. Sexual behaviour of the green capsid bug. PhD …

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Common green capsid - additional information

Life cycle Pest status Other hosts Varietal susceptibility Distribution Damage Recognition Monitoring Forecasting Chemical control Cultural and biological control Natural enemies Biological control Biotechnological control Further reading …

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Common green capsid (Lygocoris pabulinus (Linnaeus))

Common green capsid is a widespread and abundant readily recognised   insect and, in some years, is an important pest of apple and pear. The life cycle involves overwintering as eggs inserted by adults into the tender shoots of woody plants in the autumn. …

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Adam Walker

Adam is a specialist in development of sustainable pest control strategies that minimise environmental impact. Research interests Adam works on the development of the sterile insect technique to control key agricultural and horticultural pests, a …

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Francesca Elliott

Francesca provides field and laboratory based technical support for research projects and commercial trials, focusing on the control of insect pests in soft fruit, top fruit and hops. She is based with the Pest and Pathogen Ecology team at East Malling in …

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Recognition (Apple blossom weevil)

Adult A small beetle, 3.5-6.0 mm long, with a long snout, dark brown to black, covered with brown, greyish and whitish hairs and mottled, with a V-shaped mark across the elytra and a prominent whitish spot between the elytra and thorax.             Egg …

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Damage (Apple blossom weevil)

The main damage is destruction of blossoms. Brown capped blossoms, formed after the larvae have nipped the petal bases to arrest their development, are characteristic of this pest. Infested flowers mostly fail to develop and later fall from the tree. …

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