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REVIEW article

Front. Hortic.
Sec. Sustainable Pest and Disease Management
Volume 3 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fhort.2024.1446806

Frontiers in Horticulture https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/author-guidelines Future semiochemical control of codling moth, Cydia pomonella

Provisionally accepted
Charles E. Whitfield Charles E. Whitfield *Michelle T. Fountain Michelle T. Fountain
  • National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.

    Codling moth (CM), Cydia pomonella, is a significant pest of apple (Malus domestica) and other orchard crops worldwide, posing challenges due to the decrease in registered insecticides, rising resistance, and a changing climate. The pest exhibits a strong resistance capacity to both synthetic and natural insecticides, while shifting seasonal temperatures disrupt the reliability of phenology-temperature models for predicting targeted control strategies. Alternative control strategies are necessary to future-proof control of this pest. Current control methods primarily rely on chemical insecticide sprays or Granulosis virus applications during egg hatching. This review focuses explicitly on semiochemical-based delves into the manipulation of codling moth adults and larvae through semiochemicals for control in orchards control. Topics covered include the role of semiochemicals in integrated pest management, area-wide control, mating disruption, female moth attractants, larval kairomones attractants for larvae, and their incorporation into monitoring and control strategies. The potential of codling moth repellents in a push-pull strategy is also discussed. Primary sources for identifying relevant literature included GoogleScholar and ResearchGate, with a focus on papers published since 2013 but also include relevanting papers from 2003. Nine review papers and 119 papers in total were reviewed. The review emphasizes that effective control necessitates an area-wide approach targeting all life stages (eggs, larvae, pupae, adults). Comprehensive remote monitoring is crucial for identifying codling moth "hot-spots" and enhancing targeted interventions. Growers must consider landscape context when designing advanced control programmes. Lastly, recommendations are provided for future research and codling moth management strategies. There are opportunities to explore and exploit female kairomone attractants and repellents in control strategies and modify monitoring traps to be more attractive and autonomous. The work was funded by British Apples and Pears Ltd.

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    Received: 10 Jun 2024; Accepted: 17 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Whitfield and Fountain. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Charles E. Whitfield, National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Cambridge, CB3 0LE UK, England, United Kingdom

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