Invasive oak processionary moth caterpillars cause concern for England's trees
An insect that can be hazardous to human health is spreading across southeast England.
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2023
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News tagged with pheromone traps
A new way to produce pheromones as a crop pest repellent
A team of researchers from Sweden, China and the U.S. has developed a much cheaper way to produce pheromones as a crop pest repellent. In their paper published in the journal Nature Sustainability, the group describes how ...
Central European pests are migrating northward
The nun moth was only a rare inhabitant in Finland only 20 years ago. As a winner of climate change, its population growth has been rapid—as confirmed by pheromone trappings in summer 2019.
Plants & Animals
Feb 11, 2020
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Scientists identify pheromone from insect that transmits citrus greening (HLB)
The Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri is only 2 mm long, yet it strikes terror into the hearts of citrus growers in Brazil, China and the United States. This is because it acts as a vector for the bacteria that causes ...
Ecology
Feb 8, 2018
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Stink bug traps perform poorly during winter invasions
Score one for the brown marmorated stink bug, again.
Ecology
Apr 20, 2017
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Research to the rescue: Fishing for rhinos with tekken
Tekken, a gill net used by Chamorro fishermen for centuries, has proven to be an effective trapping tool for coconut rhinoceros beetles.
Ecology
Feb 27, 2015
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Trapping weevils and saving monarchs
Ensuring the monarch butterfly's survival by saving its milkweed habitat could result from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) studies initially intended to improve detection of boll weevils with pheromone traps.
Ecology
Oct 1, 2012
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Biocontrol of sweetpotato weevils
The warm humid conditions of the tropics make it tough for farmers to keep their crops pest free. For sweetpotato growers in Micronesia, the sweetpotato weevil seems to defy efforts to control its population. Some farmers ...
Ecology
Aug 4, 2011
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No Mistaking this Bug with New Insect ID Technique
(PhysOrg.com) -- Misidentifying boll weevils caught in pheromone traps could be easier to avoid, thanks to a new DNA fingerprinting method devised by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their collaborators.
Ecology
Sep 10, 2009
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