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The feeding and oviposition of the carrot psyllid,Trioza apicalis, were reduced by the application of fresh spruce and pine sawdust along the seedling rows in carrot fields. Turpentine and separate monoterpene hydrocarbons, mixed into old sawdust and/or placed in polyethylene tubes, were also effective. At a dose of 0.5 liter/m, fresh sawdust reduced the damage to 18% of the plants, compared to 100% damage in untreated plants. The sawdust materials were spread on the soil surface at four- or seven-day intervals during the oviposition period. The tubes were placed along the carrot rows before the oviposition started. Turpentine and separate monoterpene hydrocarbons afforded a protective effect of the same order of magnitude as that obtained from fresh sawdust. The volatile profiles of the spruce and pine sawdust as well as of the turpentine used were determined.
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Nehlin, G., Valterová, I. & Borg-Karlson, AK. Use of conifer volatiles to reduce injury caused by carrot psyllid,Trioza apicalis, Förster (Homoptera, Psylloidea). J Chem Ecol 20, 771–783 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02059612
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