https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2024.2220

Super high-density olive orchard system affects the main olive crop pests

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Published: 8 May 2024
Olive fruit fly, olive moth, jasmine moth, damage
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  • Silvia Landi • silvia.landi@crea.gov.it CREA, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione Sede di Firenze, Impruneta (FI), Italy.
  • Ilaria Cutino CREA, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione Sede di Firenze, Impruneta (FI), Italy.
  • Sauro Simoni CREA, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione Sede di Firenze, Impruneta (FI), Italy.
  • Stefania Simoncini CREA, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione Sede di Firenze, Impruneta (FI), Italy.
  • Claudia Benvenuti CREA, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione Sede di Firenze, Impruneta (FI), Italy.
  • Fabrizio Pennacchio CREA, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione Sede di Firenze, Impruneta (FI), Italy.
  • Francesco Binazzi CREA, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione Sede di Firenze, Impruneta (FI), Italy.
  • Silvia Guidi CREA, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione Sede di Firenze, Impruneta (FI), Italy.
  • Donatella Goggioli CREA, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione Sede di Firenze, Impruneta (FI), Italy.
  • Franca Tarchi CREA, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione Sede di Firenze, Impruneta (FI), Italy.
  • Pio Federico Roversi CREA, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione Sede di Firenze, Impruneta (FI), Italy.
  • Elisabetta Gargani CREA, Centro di Ricerca Difesa e Certificazione Sede di Firenze, Impruneta (FI), Italy.

The increasing use of the super high-density (SHD) olive orchard system requires a careful assessment of its potential impact on the main olive pests. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the SHD effect on Bactrocera oleae and other harmful phytophagous species by assessing damages caused by each pest. For three years, in three different sites in Tuscany established with Italian selection or Spanish Arbequina cultivars, the SHD management system was compared to an adjacent traditional olive orchard system in which the same soil and phytosanitary management were applied. Samplings of twigs and fruits from spring to fall together with adult monitoring of B. oleae, Prays oleae, and Palpita vitrealis by pheromone traps were used to determine infestation percentages and insects’ population dynamics. Bactrocera oleae, Liothrips oleae, and Euphillura olivina were negatively affected by the SHD olive orchard system, while P. vitrealis and Otiorhynchus cribricollis were favoured by this management. Bactrocera oleae total infestation was reduced to almost 50% in the SHD system. In contrast, Palpita vitrealis showed high infestation levels in more vigorous cultivars. Further studies are required for a complete evaluation of the impact of SHD management on olive pests.

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Landi, S., Cutino, I., Simoni, S., Simoncini, S., Benvenuti, C., Pennacchio, F., Binazzi, F., Guidi, S., Goggioli, D., Tarchi, F., Roversi, P. F., & Gargani, E. (2024). Super high-density olive orchard system affects the main olive crop pests . Italian Journal of Agronomy, (Early Access). https://doi.org/10.4081/ija.2024.2220
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