Assessment of the apple fruits` quality in orchards with Shin-etsu® MD ST, D.

Abstract

The article presents the results of the industrial field trial with pheromones Shin-Etsu® MD STT, D, conducted in 2019-2022 at JSC «Novomikhailovskoe», Tuapse area, Krasnodar region. Twin tubes were hung at every second tree inside the block in the “rosebud” phenophase before flying of the codling moth’s overwintered generation. To track the flying of the phytophage at the experimental site a monitoring pheromone developed for gardens Shin-Etsu® MD STT, D was hung. It was found that in the trial variant more than 14.5 t/ha of harvest in comparison to the control was saved with standard quality of 98.1-98.9%, with costs reduced by 70%.