Kairomones for monitoring and control of native and invasive moths
Author: Alan Knight, Gary Judd
Published: 2017
Summary: The objectives of this project were: 1) Optimization of one or more new kairomone attractants for North American tortricid pests. 2) Evaluate the attractiveness of new kairomones in apple and pear orchards situated within the major fruit growing districts of Washington State and British Columbia. 3) Establish the correlation for each species of moth catches. 4) Conduct small plot studies examining the potential of using new kairomones as a femalie moth removal tactic to manage these pests in apple and pear orchards.
