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Oviposition Deterrent Effect of a High Quality Natural Zeolite for the Olive Fruit Fly Bactrocera oleae, under Different Conditions of Temperature and Relative Humidity

Soultana Kyriaki Kovaiou
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Anastasia Kokkari
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George Floros
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Nikolaos Kantiranis
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Nikos A. Kouloussis
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Anestis A. Filippidis
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Dimitrios Koveos
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Version 1 : Received: 12 February 2024 / Approved: 13 February 2024 / Online: 13 February 2024 (09:02:29 CET)

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Kovaiou, S.K.; Kokkari, A.; Floros, G.; Kantiranis, N.; Kouloussis, N.A.; Filippidis, A.A.; Koveos, D.S. Oviposition-Deterrent Effect of a High-Quality Natural Zeolite on the Olive Fruit Fly Bactrocera oleae, under Different Conditions of Temperature and Relative Humidity. Insects 2024, 15, 256. Kovaiou, S.K.; Kokkari, A.; Floros, G.; Kantiranis, N.; Kouloussis, N.A.; Filippidis, A.A.; Koveos, D.S. Oviposition-Deterrent Effect of a High-Quality Natural Zeolite on the Olive Fruit Fly Bactrocera oleae, under Different Conditions of Temperature and Relative Humidity. Insects 2024, 15, 256.

Abstract

In recent years the number of available chemical pesticides has been significantly reduced and there have been an urgent need for discovery of alternative to chemical pesticides products, as among others the natural zeolites (zeolitic rocks). We determined the mineralogical and chemical composition of a specific and continuous layers of zeolitic rock sample (ZeotP) from Petrota, Ev-ros, Greece and evaluated its oviposition deterrent effect for the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Terphritidae). The tested natural zeolite contained 70 wt. % Clinoptilolite, 18 wt. % Amorphous material, 7 wt. % Feldspars, 4 wt. % Cristobalite and 1 wt. % Quartz. We tested the oviposition deterrent effect of ZeotP mixed or not with an emulsifier adjuvant NU-FILM-P® in water and applied on the surface of olive fruits. The ZeotP oviposition deterrent effect for the ol-ive fly was very high under a series of tested temperatures (17°C, 20°C, 25°C and 30°C) and RHs (23%, 33%, 55%, 75%, 94%). In addition, the ZeotP residual deterrent effect after equable water spraying was high and similar to the respective effect of a pyrethroid insecticide (Decis®). Our results may contribute to an effective control of the olive fruit fly using an alternative to chemical pesticides natural zeolite (zeolitic rocks) product.

Keywords

olive fly; control; oviposition deterrent effect; natural zeolite (zeolitic rock); clinoptilolite; temperature; relative humidity

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Insect Science

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