The Damage Threshold of the Red Scale, Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell) Infesting Mandarin Trees in Egypt

Abstract

An attempt was made to determine, mathematically, the point at which a significant reduction occours in the yield of mandarins at different levels of infestation by the red scale, Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell). Such point is commonly referred‐to as the economic threshold of damage. For this purpose, counts were taken during each of the main three annual peaks of this insect's infestation over two years (1968 and 1969). Twenty two trees provided the necessary data for the statistical analysis. The results indicated that the economic damage‐threshold lies around an average infestation level of 0.24 alive adult females per leaf occurring during June. The October and December infestation peaks played lesser roles in this respect. Zusammenfassung über die Schadensschwelle der Roten Schildlaus, Aonidiella aurantii (Mask.) auf Mandarinen‐Bäumen in ägypten Es wurde versucht, die Schadensschwelle, bei welcher eine wesentliche Verminderung der Mandarinen‐Ernte durch Befall von A. aurantii eintritt, festzulegen. Zu diesem Zweck wurden 1968 und 1969 Zählungen während der 3jährigen Befallsspitzen bei 22 Mandarinenbäumen durchgeführt. Die Ergebnisse zeigten, daß die Schadensschwelle bei 0,24 lebenden Weibchen pro Blatt im Juni gegeben ist. Die Oktober‐ und Dezember‐Zählungen lieferten keine brauchbaren Werte.

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