Characterisation of main pests on pear tree

Characterisation of main pests on pear tree

Description: This protocol presents a visual, non destructive quantification method based on abundance classes for quick monitoring of diseases (pear scab, brown spot disease) and animal pests (codling moth,oriental fruit moth, tortrix moth, scales, pear-bedstraw aphid, pear sawfly, pear psyllid, <i>acaridae</i>, <i>eriophyroidea</i>) on pear tree, at the field scale.

Use: The protocol is currently used by technical advisers in the Tuscany region in Italy. The data collected on several farm is aimed at editing weekly phytosanitary and phenological reports for farmers.

Author:  Massimo Ricciolini, coordinator of the AgroAmbiente project, with the support of scientific advisors from the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.