I-codling moths (Cydia pomonella) ingenye yezinambuzane ezibhubhisa kakhulu ezithinta izitshalo zama-apula namapheya emhlabeni jikelele. Lamabhu abekela amaqanda awo ngaphakathi kwesithelo, okuholela ekulimaleni okukhulu nokuncipha kwesivuno. Lesi sihloko sinikeza umhlahlandlela ophelele wabalimi mayelana nendlela yokuphatha lesi zinambuzane.
Ngokusho kwe-University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR), kunezindlela eziningana zokulawula amabhu e-codling. Enye yezindlela eziphumelela kakhulu ukusebenzisa izicupho ze-pheromone ukuze kuqashwe inani labantu bakhona futhi kunqunywe isikhathi esifanele sokufafaza. I-UCANR incoma ukuthi kusetshenziswe izibulala-zinambuzane eziklanyelwe ngokukhethekile ukulawula amabhu e-codling futhi zisetshenziswe phakathi nezigaba zokuqala zokukhula kwezithelo.
Enye indlela ephumelelayo yokulawula amabhu e-codling ukusebenzisa izindlela zokulawula amasiko njengokuthena amagatsha anamagciwane kanye nokukhipha izithelo eziwile phansi engadini yezithelo. Lokhu kusiza ukuqeda izindawo zokucasha nezindawo zokuzalanisa amabhu.
Eminyakeni yamuva nje, kuye kwaba nentshisekelo eyengeziwe ekusebenziseni izindlela zokulawula izinto eziphilayo ukuze kulawuleke inani lamabhu e-codling. Enye indlela ethembisayo iwukusetshenziswa kwe-sterile insect technique (SIT), lapho amabhu angamaduna evalwa inzalo bese ededelwa ensimini ukuze ahlangane nezinsikazi. Lokhu kunciphisa inani lamaqanda aphilayo futhi kunciphisa inani le-codling moths.
Sengiphetha, ukuhlasela kwebhu le-codling kungaba nomthelela omkhulu ekuvunweni kanye nekhwalithi yezitshalo zama-apula namapheya. Ukuphatha lesi zinambuzane ngempumelelo kudinga inhlanganisela yezindlela ezahlukene, okuhlanganisa ukuqapha inani labantu, ukusebenzisa izibulala-zinambuzane, ukusebenzisa izindlela zokulawula amasiko, kanye nokucabangela izindlela zokulawula izinto eziphilayo.
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