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Preliminary experiments carried out in the Granada province of Southern spain over three years and in three different habitats have shown that a single application of Ethrel (2 chloro-ethyl phosphonic acid) to the olive tree at the beginning of fruit formation is sufficient to reduce significantly attack byPrays oleae Bern. and subsequent damage to the fruit. At the same time the treatment did not cause any detrimental change to the trees and had no measurable effect on the activity of beneficial insects such as Chrysopids (Neuroptera), which are known to be importantP. oleae egg predators in the study area.
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Ramos, P., Ramos, J.M. Preliminary results on the action of a plant growth regulator (Ethrel) in reducing the attack ofPrays oleae Bern. on olive fruits. Experientia 45, 773–774 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01974586
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