Exploiting Thrips Aggregation Pheromones to Develop a Lure-and-Kill Strategy for the Management of the Bean Flower Thrips

The potential of semiochemicals to lure insect pests to a trap where they can be killed with biopesticides has been demonstrated as an eco-friendly pest management alternative. In this study, we tested two recently characterized male-produced aggregation pheromones of the bean flower thrips <i>...

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Main Authors: David K. Mfuti, Amanuel Tamiru, William D. J. Kirk, Adeyemi O. Akinyemi, Heather Campbell, Matthew O’Brien, Falko P. Drijfhout, Tom W. Pope, Saliou Niassy, Sevgan Subramanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/7/1269