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Standard and Commercial Formulations for Navel Orangeworm Sex Pheromone

Objective

The main focus of the work proposed here will be to use an evolutionary bioassay-driven process to make lab and then field-ready pheromone lures by starting with highly purified (LC/HPLC) pheromone components and formulate them on rubber septa and other lab substrates that have been de-activated (cleaned up/extracted); ratios of emitted pheromone volatiles will be assessed regularly. The pheromone components will be stabilized with BHT and Sumisorb¿ and these lures will be compared to ¿standard¿ filter-paper sources and a commercial lure formulation from ISCA Technologies.

Investigators
Kuenen L P
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2010
End date
2013
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
5302-43000-034-14T
Accession number
422374
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