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A comparison of methods of dispensing synthetic sex pheromone for the control of oriental fruit moth, Cydia molesta (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), in Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

G. H. L. Rothschild
Affiliation:
Division of Entomology, CSIRO, P.O. Box 1700, Canberra City, ACT 2601, Australia.

Abstract

Loss rates of (Z)-8-dodecenyl acetate and related compounds from various dispensers were compared at 15, 20 and 29° C in the laboratory. Comparisons were also made of the performance of these dispensers in pheromone disruption trials against Cydia molesta (Busck) in peach orchards in Australia, in terms of the reduction of male captures at pheromone traps. Hollow-fibre and polymeric-laminate dispensers were superior to various polyethylene and silicone-rubber designs in providing a relatively constant release of pheromone in time, at rates readily modified by altering the dimensions of the dispensers.

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Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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