S.N. Vityaz, Y.A. Golovina
Kemerovo State Institute of Agriculture, ul. Markovtseva 5, Kemerovo, 650056, Russian Federation
Summary. The application of biological products for growing berries remains of current importance for several reasons. Biological products have a high degree of environmental safety for plants and useful entomofauna, as well as it can reduce the stress for the environment. Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) is one of the most valuable berries grown in Siberia. More than 75 different kinds of pests damage currants. The most widespread pests are the gooseberry fruit moth (Zephodia convolutella Hbn), bud mite (Cecidophyes ribis Westw.), currant moth (Lampronia (Incurvaria) capitella Cl), some species of aphids, spider mites, scale insects and others. In this paper we study the effect of biological agents on the number of blackcurrant phytophages in the Western Siberia. Field experiments were carried out in 2013 and 2014 according to the conventional techniques in plantings of black currant in OOO "Plodopitomnik" of Prokopyevsk district of Kemerovo region. The biological characteristics of currant bud mite and such lepidopterous insects (Lepidoptera) as gooseberry fruit moth and currant moth were examined. The varieties of black currant Ksyusha (standard), Rita, Cherny Zhemchug, Agrolesovskaya, Mila, Pushistaya were evaluated for the resistance to phytophages and the effectiveness of biological preparations was estimated. It was found that the variety Ksyusha was damaged by phytophages most of all. Determining the effectiveness of black currant treatment against phytophages, we used the conventional techniques to evaluate black current resistance to bud mite and lepidopterous pests. The conducted studies revealed high biological efficacy of the lepidocide and phytoverm preparations. Against lepidopterous pests it was on the average 59 and 69.3%, correspondingly.
Keywords: currant bud mite, gooseberry fruit moth, currant bud moth, blackcurrant, biological preparation, phytoverm, lepidocide, biological efficiency, phytophages.
Author Details: S.N. Vityaz, Cand. Sc, assoc. prof. (e-mail: Этот адрес электронной почты защищён от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра.); Y.A. Golovina, assist. (e-mail: Этот адрес электронной почты защищён от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра.).
For citation: Vityaz S.N., Golovina Y.A. Use of Environmentally Safe Means to Control the Number of Blackcurrant Phytophages in Kemerovo Region. Dostizheniya nauki i tekhniki APK. 2015. V.29. No11. Pp. 49-51 (In Russ.)