?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+effects+of+treatments+against+Bactrocera+oleae+(Gmelin)+on+the+entomo-fauna+of+the+olive+ecosystem&rft.creator=Iannotta%2C+Nino&rft.creator=Belfiore%2C+Tiziana&rft.creator=Brandmayr%2C+Pietro&rft.creator=Scalercio%2C+Stefano&rft.subject=Crop+health%2C+quality%2C+protection&rft.subject=Olive&rft.subject=+Biodiversity+and+ecosystem+services&rft.description=Only+a+limited+number+of+studies+have+examined+the+efficacy+and+environmental+effects+of+treatments+against+Bactrocera+oleae+in+organic+production+of+olives%2C+especially+in+terms+of+the+insect+community+present+in+these+ecosystems.+Herein%2C+we+compared+the+effects+of+a+conventional+insecticide+(dimethoate)%2Cused+with+a+plant+protection+system+allowed+by+organic+legislation+(mass+trapping+plus+rotenone)against+B.+oleae+%2C+with+an+untreated+control+field+.+The+experiments+were+performed+in+the+Calabria+region+at+Mirto+Crosia+(on+the+Ionic+side+of+Cosenza+province)in+a+grove+with+extensive+active+insect+infestation.+In+two+conventionally+treated+fields+with+a+surface+area+of+2+hectares+each%2C+two+treatments+were+performed+(in+August+and+September)+utilizing+dimethoate+(150+g+in+100+liters+water).+In+another+2+hectare+area%2C+mass-trapping+devices+(attract+and+kill)+were+installed+and+treatment+with+rotenone+(Rotena+300+g+in+100+l+water)+was+performed+in+September.+The+entomo-fauna+present+in+the+different+areas+was+evaluated+by+insect+capture+utilizing+cromotropic+traps.+The+integrated+protection+system+(mass-trapping+plus+rotenone+treatment)+led+to+a+reduction+in+the+total+number+of+insects+in+comparison+to+the+traditional+method+(dimethoate+treatment).+It+proves+the+negative+effect+of+the+tested+organic+system+on+the+olive+ecosystem+entomo-fauna.&rft.publisher=IOBC%2FWPRS&rft.date=2007&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=other&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F12763%2F1%2FThe_effects_of_treatments.doc&rft.identifier=Iannotta%2C+Nino%3B+Belfiore%2C+Tiziana%3B+Brandmayr%2C+Pietro+and+Scalercio%2C+Stefano+(2007)+The+effects+of+treatments+against+Bactrocera+oleae+(Gmelin)+on+the+entomo-fauna+of+the+olive+ecosystem.+IOBC%2FWPRS+Bulletin.+[+In+Press+%2C+2007]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F12763%2F