Asian Citrus Psyllid Trial- Insect Reduction 2014
The Asian Citrus Psyllid (commonly referred to by its acronym 'ACP') has been a growing problem in California and around the world for the better part of the last decade. The ACP carries a deadly bacterial disease that when infecting citrus plants kills the tree, at this time there is no cure for the bacterial disease. In September 2014 to December 2014 a reputable authority in citrus growth for California (name redacted as the study is ongoing) conducted a preliminary study utilizing AgroGiant's BioWave machines. The study found a 64% reduction in the presence of ACP's in the test plot, below are the results
AgroGiant also checked seasonal temperature differences against average ACP population variances to determine if temperature variable skewed overall results in any statistically significant way. The two graphs below illustrate the analysis.
The statistical analysis found a 0.5% difference caused by temperature changes. This figure means there is no statistically significant difference caused by temperature. Below are the overall results of insect reduction in the test plot.
The above graph shows an observable drop in ACP populations in the test plot by a factor of 64%.