relation: https://orgprints.org/id/eprint/10205/
title: Kaolin protects olive fruits from Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) infestations unaffecting olive oil quality
creator: Perri, Dr Enzo
creator: Iannotta, Dr Nino
creator: Muzzalupo, PhD Innocenzo
creator: Russo, Dr Anna
creator: Caravita, Dr Maria Anna
creator: Pellegrino, Mr Massimiliano
creator: Parise, Mr Attilio
creator: Tucci, Mr Paolo
subject: Crop health, quality, protection
subject: Olive
description: The efficacy of the processed kaolin “Surround WP” to control olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae Gmelin, field infestations was investigated in east Calabria. The preliminary results showed that fruit infestation levels were significantly reduced on kaolin-treated trees compared with untreated trees. The promising results of these experiments points to the feasibility of using particle film technology composed of a non-toxic material, to avoid olive fly damage as an alternative to the applications of rotenone in organic orchards. Finally, kaolin treatment unaffected the nutritional and sensory quality parameters of the corresponding virgin olive oils obtained by a laboratory scale olive mill, thus satisfying the present quality requirements.
date: 2006
type: Conference paper, poster, etc. 
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: /id/eprint/10205/1/Perri_et_al_IOBC_Kaolin.pdf
identifier:    Perri, Dr Enzo; Iannotta, Dr Nino; Muzzalupo, PhD Innocenzo; Russo, Dr Anna; Caravita, Dr Maria Anna; Pellegrino, Mr Massimiliano; Parise, Mr Attilio and Tucci, Mr Paolo    (2006) Kaolin protects olive fruits from Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) infestations unaffecting olive oil quality.   In:     IOBC/WPRS Bulletin.       [In Press]