An unnatural pheromone blend for mating disruption of the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella

Field trials in commercial citrus groves validated the use of an unnatural blend of sex pheromone for mating disruption for citrus leafminer. SPLAT™ (ISCA Technologies, Riverside, CA) containing 0.15% (Z,Z,E)-7,11,13-hexadecatrienal was applied to 3.5 ha plots by a tractor-mounted applicator designed and contructed by International Fly Masters, Inc. (Ft. Pierce, FL) at 247 and 494 g/ha. The decay function of the trap disruption curve and results of trapping transects across the border of treated and untreated plots will be presented and discussed.