Factors influencing the efficacy of insect-proof screens
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10835/15641
ISSN: 0567-7572
ISSN: 2406-6168
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1170.132
ISSN: 0567-7572
ISSN: 2406-6168
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1170.132
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The use of insect-proof screens as a method of control is widespread. These agrotextiles act as physical barriers preventing the contact between insects and plants. Their effectiveness as a method of crop protection has been sufficiently demonstrated. The use of insect-proof screens reduces pest populations, decreases the incidence of insect-transmitted diseases and as a result it reduces the need to apply pesticides. There is a wide variety of screens with different properties on the market. Some of these agrotextiles are known commercially like anti-aphids or anti thrips screens although their efficacy is not proven. During the last decades different studies have evaluated the efficacy of insect exclusion screens both under laboratory and in field conditions against various pests. The results of these works offer constant
values that represent the relationship between insects and fabrics. However, that relationship is not a constant and depends on other variables in addition to the ...
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