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Control of Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple orchards using the mating disruption technique [PDF]

PeerJ
The codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is a major, economically important pest of apple orchards in Türkiye. This study was conducted with the objective of evaluating the efficacy of the mating disruption technique in ...
Alperen Kutalmış, Ekrem Ögür
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Performance of pheromone and light traps in monitoring and management of tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2023
Tuta absoluta is an invasive, oligophagous pest that has been recently reported from Pakistan. Although originated from South America, it has now introduced and spread in almost all the tomato growing areas of the globe including Pakistan.
Ghulam Qader Mangrio, Arfan Ahmed Gilal, Lubna Bashir Rajput, Jamal-U-Ddin Hajano, Abdul Hayee Gabol   +4 more
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Monitoring Spodoptera frugiperda in Benin: assessing the influence of trap type, pheromone blends, and habitat on pheromone trapping

Florida Entomologist, 2022
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), has now become a pest of global concern. Originally known to be endemic to the Western Hemisphere, its first detection in Africa was followed by spectacular outbreaks and spread to almost all sub-Saharan countries. The rapid incursion of S. frugiperda on maize (Zea mays L.;
Tepa-Yotto, G., Meagher, R.L., Winsou, J.K., Dahoueto, B.T.A., Tamo, M., Saethre, M.G., Nagoshi, R.N.   +6 more
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Pheromone Trap for the Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth [PDF]

Environmental Entomology, 2007
The discovery that the eastern tent caterpillar Malacosoma americanum (F.) causes mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS), and thus has the potential to continue to result in major economic losses to the equine industry of Kentucky, has resulted in an intensive effort to identify practical means to monitor and control this defoliator, including these ...
Haynes, Kenneth F., Mclaughlin, John, Stamper, Shelby, Rucker, Charlene, Webster, Francis X., Czokajlo, Darek, Kirsch, Philipp   +6 more
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The Identification of Boll Weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Genes Involved in Pheromone Production and Pheromone Biosynthesis

Insects, 2021
Eradication programs for the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), rely almost exclusively on pheromone traps to indicate the need for insecticide applications.
Lindsey C. Perkin, Jose L. Perez, Charles P.-C. Suh   +2 more
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Nematode-Trapping Fungi Eavesdrop on Nematode Pheromones [PDF]

Current Biology, 2013
The recognition of molecular patterns associated with specific pathogens or food sources is fundamental to ecology and plays a major role in the evolution of predator-prey relationships. Recent studies showed that nematodes produce an evolutionarily highly conserved family of small molecules, the ascarosides, which serve essential functions in ...
Hsueh, Yen-Ping, Mahanti, Parag, Schroeder, Frank C., Sternberg, Paul W.   +3 more
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Understanding vegetable farmers' adoption, dis-adoption, and non-adoption decisions of pest management by pheromone trapping.

PLoS ONE, 2023
The use of pheromone traps can minimize the excess application of synthetic insecticides, while can also benefit the environment. The use of pheromone traps has been promoted and suggested to vegetable farmers of Bangladesh for widespread adoption ...
Muhammad Humayun Kabir, Sk Md Nur-E-Alam, Avishek Datta, Mou Leong Tan, Md Sadique Rahman   +4 more
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Comparison of Navel Orangeworm Adults Detected with Optical Sensors and Captured with Conventional Sticky Traps

AgriEngineering, 2022
Attractants used with sticky traps for monitoring navel orangeworm include artificial pheromone lures, ovipositional bait (ovibait) bags, and phenyl propionate; however, the sticky traps have the limitations of potentially becoming ineffective because of
Charles S. Burks
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INFLUENCE OF PHEROMONE AND LIGHT TRAPS ON THE CAPTURED OF THE COTTON LEAFWORM, Spodoptera littoralis (BOISD.) MALE MOTHS [PDF]

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2005
The present study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of pheromone and light traps on capturing the male moths of Spodoptera Iittoralis throughout two successive seasons (2002-2003) at Qalubia Governorate and to establish a relationship between ...
M Abdel Aziz, Sondos Mohamed, E. El-Shazly, Sohair Fouad   +3 more
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Double-attraction method to control Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) in pepper crops in Tunisia

Plant Protection Science, 2014
Blue sticky traps with and without pheromone capsules were used to monitor and control Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande (1895) (Thysanoptera; Thripidae) in pepper crop greenhouses in Tunisia.
Mohamed Elimem, Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, Brahim Chermiti   +2 more
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