PERSPECTIVES FOR SYNERGIC BLENDS OF ATTRACTIVE SOURCES IN SOUTH AMERICAN PALM WEEVIL MASS TRAPPING: WAITING FOR THE RED PALM WEEVIL BRAZIL INVASION

Perspectives for Synergic Blends of Attractive Sources in South American Palm Weevil Mass Trapping: Waiting for the Red Palm Weevil Brazil Invasion

Coupling several natural and synthetic lures with aggregation pheromones from YOUNG AGAIN MASQUE the palm weevils Rhynchophorus palmarum and R.ferrugineus reveals a synergy that results in an increase in pest captures.The combined attraction of pure pheromones, ethyl acetate, and decaying sweet and starchy plant tissue increases the net total of ma

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Synergistic and additive interactions of Shewanella sp., Pseudomonas sp. and Thauera sp. with chlorantraniliprole and emamectin benzoate for controlling Spodoptera litura (Fabricius)

Abstract The imprudent use of insecticides causes the development of resistance in insect pest populations, contamination of the environment, biological imbalance and human intoxication.The use of microbial pathogens combined with insecticides Blunt Wraps has been proposed as an alternative strategy for insect pest management.This IPM approach may

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