The pheromonitoring of pest insects population was carried out in the granary conditions. results let us detect insect’s location at lowest abundance, while visual inspections are not effective, and to determine data effective granary, proportions traps pheromone preparative dose. aggregation synthetic analogue Sitophilus weevils had been out, according general procedure for preparation aldol p...

the mating disruption technique has been widely used for the control of several lepidopteran pests. in the present study, we assessed the efficiency of two formulations of splat neo, a wax emulsion containing e-11-hexadecenol, with and without the insecticide cypermethrin, in affecting mating disruption of neoleucinodes elegantalis (guenée). we also determined the best phenological age or stage...

Population monitoring of the Mediterranean fruit fly,Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), was studied in 1998 in a mixed-fruit orchard in northern Greece, using International Pheromone McPhail traps (IPMT) baited with the female targeted attractants ammonium acetate, putrescine, and trimethylamine, and Jackson traps baited with the male specific parapheromone trimedlure. Special emphasis was placed ...

Cacao is a promising high-value crop in the Philippines and considered one of key players globally providing raw materials for chocolate making. However, before can take this market opportunity, production constraints from various pests should be addressed. The cacao pod borer (CPB), Conopomorpha cramerella , major insect Philippines, which cause up to 50% annual loss or even higher if proper m...

The response of Michigan male obliquebanded leafroller, Choristoneura rosaceana, moths to females from three different geographical regions was studied in replicated field trials during 1999. Our goal was to determine the optimal pheromone blend for monitoring the phenology and abundance of this insect in Michigan apples. Traps were baited with either a rubber septum loaded with synthetic phero...

Global trade provides pathways for the spread of invasive species. To tackle threat, many countries have designated surveys that are typically conducted at probable ports entry. For Finland, most north-eastern region European Union (EU), such site is border with Russia and imports coniferous roundwood wood chips. In this paper, we describe monitoring systems based on pheromone-trapping three EU...

Halyomorpha halys (Stål) is an invasive pest that attacks numerous crops. For growers to make informed management decisions against H. halys, an effective monitoring tool must be in place. We evaluated various trap designs baited with the two-component aggregation pheromone of H. halys and synergist and deployed in commercial apple orchards. We compared our current experimental standard trap, a...

Experiments were conducted in a citrus orchard to investigate the attractiveness of 26 plant essential oils individually and in combination with a synthetic food odour lure to the Mexican fruit fly, Anastrepha ludens Loew. Anise, rose/grape seed, and tea tree oils were more attractive than unbaited traps but none approached the attractiveness of Advanced Pheromone Technologies AFF lure, a synth...

Two types of kill strips, Hercon Vaportape II and Plato Insecticide Strip, are used by boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis (Boheman), eradication programs in the United States (U.S.). Both types utilize dichlorvos as the killing agent and are typically replaced in traps on a four-week interval. However, published information on the duration of effectiveness of kill strips is not available and some ...