Wednesday, 20 November 2002 - 1:36 PM
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This presentation is part of : Ten-Minute Papers, Section F. Crop Protection Entomology

Last Call Attract and Kill: Effective control of several species in different crops and climates

John R. McLaughlin1, Gerhard Booysen2, Philipp Kirsch1, Darek Czokajlo1, and Stephan Venter2. (1) IPM Tech, Inc, 4134 N. Vancouver Ave. Suite 105, Portland, OR, (2) Insect Science S.A, 32 John Smith St, Avis Park, Tzaneen, South Africa

Pheromone-based Last Call attract and kill technology has been proven effective in commercial trials targeting a wide range of orchard, vine, vegetable, greenhouse and nut crops in South Africa and North America. Results of these trials will be presented.

Species 1: Lepidoptera Gelechiidae Phthorimaea operculella
Species 2: Diptera Tephritidae Ceratitis (Mediterranean fruit fly, Natal fruit fly)
Species 3: Lepidoptera Noctuidae Trichoplusia ni (Cabbage looper)
Keywords: biorational control, pheromone bait

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