Validation of the phenological forecast model "RIMpro-Cydia 3" in the region of Plovdiv (Central South Bulgaria)
Journal: Agricultural Sciences
Year: 2024

The study aimed to validate the forecast model "RIMpro-Cydia 3" for the region of the city of Plovdiv and through it to signalize the most appropriate periods for control of the codling moth Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) at the conditions of Bulgaria. The observations of the phenology of the pest were conducted in the period 2020 – 2022 in apple orchards in the region of Plovdiv. The model used the data from the automatic weather station, installed in the Centre of Integrated Dis