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Standardized Assays for Comparing PPO and Other Semiochemicals for Navel Orangeworm in Pistachios

Objective

1) Develop a standard biological assays to examine, under laboratory and field conditions, the response of navel orangeworm adults to semiochemicals. 2) Use these assays to examine the effect of dose, orchard environment, and mating status, and mating disruption on the number of adults captured.

Investigators
Burks C S
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2015
End date
2016
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service(link is external)
Project number
2034-43000-040-17T
Accession number
429053
Commodities
Nuts, Seeds
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