NOCTOVI : a general attractant for Noctuid moths

Globally, Noctuid larvae pose a large threat for the growers primarily within cotton, soybean, and corn crops. Insecticides and other conventional controls targeting the larval stages responsible for damage are decreasing in usefulness as environmental concerns and population resistance increase. Currently, there is a great need to have environmentally safe solutions that provide control against adult populations; breaking the life cycle before larvae can attack crops. In response to this need ISCA Technologies has developed NOCTOVI, a volatile formulation attractive to many noctuid species which allows for: reductions in insecticide usage, reductions in insecticide resistance, and preventing environmental and food contamination, as well as health risks to workers involved with pest control. In addition to our extremely attractive semiochemical blend, NOCTOVI is formulated with volatile phagostimulants that promote the consumption of the formulation by target insects. The inclusion of phagostimulants further allows for usage in population control; a small amount of insecticide can be added to NOCTOVI so that the target moths die consuming the mixture, inhibiting future generations and protecting crops. Research from ISCA Technologies indicates that, applied in isolated bands 50-100m apart within a crop, attracts and kills adult populations of H. armigera and P. includens for at least two weeks in soybean plantations.