Pheromone-mediated mating disruption (MD) represents an important tool to manage insect
pests in agriculture and forestry. MD relies on the release of synthetic sex pheromones from …

Abstract Navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Walker), is a primary pest of almonds,
pistachios, and walnuts in California. These specialty tree nut crops are widely planted …

Pheromone-mediated mating disruption (MD) is widely used as a control tool to manage the
European grapevine moth (EGVM), Lobesia botrana. Most of the MD formulations are …

Two experiments in 2003 examined the effects of different ways of dispensing the principal
sex pheromone component on sexual communication among and crop damage by the navel …

The navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella is a major agricultural pest causing large losses
in a variety of tree crops. Control of this insect pest may be achieved by interfering with …

The navel orangeworm, Amyelois transitella (Walker)(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is a key pest
of almonds and pistachios and is sometimes controlled using mating disruption as part of a …

Mycotoxins, such as aflatoxins and ochratoxins, are widely distributed in nature and are
frequently problematic crop contaminants that cause millions of dollars of annual losses in …

We identified a four-component sex pheromone blend that is as attractive or more attractive
to male navel orangeworm moths, Amyelois transitella (Walker)(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) …

Large-scale field efficacy trials of methoxyfenozide (Intrepid), a reduced-risk molting agonist
insecticide, were conducted in 2004 and 2005 in an orchard containing 'Nonpareil'and …

BACKGROUND The litchi fruit borer, Conopomorpha sinensis Bradley, is one of the most
destructive pests of litchi and longan fruits in south‐east Asia and southern China, yet the …