A group of Uruguayan fruit producers, in partnership with a pest management program developed by the Ministry of Livestock and the Faculty of Agronomy, has been able to reduce the use of chemical pesticides between 80% and 90%. According to them, this was possible thanks to the application of biological control techniques of citrus pests.
A group of Uruguayan fruit producers, in partnership with a pest management program developed by the Ministry of Livestock and the Faculty of Agronomy, has been able to reduce the use of chemical pesticides between 80% and 90%. According to them, this was possible thanks to the application of biological control techniques of citrus pests.
According to Sergio Vola, who is a producer of apples, peaches, plums, pears and apricots, the principle of this new technique is basically to cause confusion between the male and the female so that they can not reproduce and generate other pests. The producer has been part of the program for six years, as well as 400 other Uruguayan producers.
“It basically confuses the male and the female with the use of pheromones in plants that expel an odor that can confuse the female and attract the male. So, if we focus this odor a lot, the male will not know where it is coming from and will not be able to find the female under any circumstances. In this way, they do not reproduce and, consequently, the next generation of these pests is eliminated,” said Vola.
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