Arturo Cocco

Dr. Arturo Cocco

University of Sassari, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy
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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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30 May 2012 in Journal of Applied Entomology
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Arturo Cocco
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S. Deliperi
GDG. Delrio
G. Delrio

1 January 2017 in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
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EMEnrico Muscas
Enrico Muscas
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Arturo Cocco
LMluca mercenaro
luca mercenaro
MCMatteo Cabras
Matteo Cabras
ALAndrea Lentini
Andrea Lentini
GNGiovanni Nieddu
Giovanni Nieddu

1 January 2014 in Journal of Insect Science
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Arturo Cocco
ALAndrea Lentini
Andrea Lentini
GSGiuseppe Serra
Giuseppe Serra
Mating disruption field experiments to control the vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), were carried out in 2008 and 2009 in two commercial vineyards in Sardinia (Italy). The effectiveness of mating disruption was evaluated by testing reservoir dispensers loaded with 100 mg (62.5 g/ha) and 150 mg (93.8 g/ha) of the sex pheromone in 2008 and 2009, respectively. The number of males captured in pheromone traps, the P. ficus population density and age structure, the parasitism rate, the percentage of ovipositing females, and the crop damage were compared between disrupted and untreated plots. In both field trials, the number of males captured in mating disruption plots was significantly reduced by 86% and 95%, respectively. Mating disruption at the initial dose of 62.5 g/ha of active ingredient gave inconclusive results, whereas the dose of 93.8 g/ha significantly lowered the mealybug density and modified the age structure, which showed a lower percentage of ovipositing females and a higher proportion of preovipositing females. Mating disruption did not affect negatively the parasitism rate, which was higher in the disrupted than in the control plots (>1.5-fold). Crop damage at harvest was very low in both field trials and did not differ between treatments. Mating disruption was effective in wide plots protected with dispensers loaded with 150 mg of the sex pheromone, showing its potential to be included in the overall integrated control programs in Mediterranean wine-growing regions.

28 October 2014 in Pest Management Science
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Arturo Cocco
GSGiuseppe Serra
Giuseppe Serra
ALAndrea Lentini
Andrea Lentini
SDSalvatore Deliperi
Salvatore Deliperi
GDGavino Delrio
Gavino Delrio

17 September 2015 in Phytoparasitica
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Arturo Cocco
SDSalvatore Deliperi
Salvatore Deliperi
ALAndrea Lentini
Andrea Lentini
Roberto MannuRoberto Mannu
Roberto Mannu
GDGavino Delrio
Gavino Delrio

1 August 2011 in Crop Protection
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S. D’aquino
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Arturo Cocco
SOS. Ortu
S. Ortu
MSM. Schirra
M. Schirra