This paper presents an overview of the potential role of semiochemicals in integrated pest
management strategies, including monitoring, trap** and mating disruption, and provide …

The banana root borer Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a
major pest of bananas throughout the world. Chemical control is both undesirable and …

Highlighting means of reducing toxicity, increasing efficacy, lessening environmental impact,
and facilitating product development, this work covers up-to-date advances in pesticide …

Pheromone olfaction in the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, involves accurate distinction of
compounds with similar structure and polarity. The identified sex pheromone is (7 R, 8 S)-2 …

Four commercial sex pheromones and virgin females were tested as attractants for male fall
armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda with Scentry Heliothis traps in sorghum fields in …

There is general agreement among government agencies, research institutions, industry,
grower organizations, and the public that there is a need to reduce reliance on broad …

The applied and theoretical components of the pheromone mating disruption technique
(MD) for management of the vine moths Lobesia botrana (Den. & Schiff.) and Eupoecilia …

Half lives of a range of Lepidopteran sex pheromone components incorporated into
plasticized polyvinylchloride (PVC)-resin formulations were determined under a range of …

Reproduction of female Varroa destructor happens within the sealed brood cell of the
honeybee host. The mating represents the last step of the reproductive cycle and is usually …

The mechanisms by which the application of formulated pheromone interferes with mating in
the pink bollworm moth (PBW), Pectinophora gossypiella were examined in 0.4 ha cotton …