Thursday 23 June 2022

Organic Coating Gives Cherries a Chance to Fend Off Fruit Flies | Entomology Today

western cherry fruit fly (Rhagoletis indifferens)

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With an organic, food-grade coating sprayed on cherries in the orchard, western cherry fruit flies have difficulty gripping the fruit surface to lay eggs. Ongoing research is fine-tuning the coating formulation in hopes of creating a new tool for integrated pest management in cherries.

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