| Only a limited number of studies have examined the efficacy and environmental effects of treatments against Bactrocera oleae in organic production of olives, especially in terms of the insect community present in these ecosystems. Herein, we compared the effects of a conventional insecticide (dimethoate),used with a plant protection system allowed by organic legislation (mass trapping plus rotenone)against B. oleae , with an untreated control field . The experiments were performed in the Calabria region at Mirto Crosia (on the Ionic side of Cosenza province)in a grove with extensive active insect infestation. In two conventionally treated fields with a surface area of 2 hectares each, two treatments were performed (in August and September) utilizing... |
