Control is difficult because the larval period is spent feeding within the fruit.
For this trial, applications of various selective pesticides alone and in combination were used. The center bed in each set of 3 beds was left untreated to serve as a source of pest innoculum. The 4 treated beds were divided into plots 34 ft long to which 6 treatments and untreated check were assigned in a completely randomized block design with 4 replications. The Neemix plus Agree treatment was applied weekly from 21 Mar to 9 May for a total of 9 applications. As the canopy expanded 2 additional nozzles were added for an output of 66 gpa.