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ATTRACT-AND-KILL AND MATING DISRUPTION OF THE STORED PRODUCT QUARANTINE THREAT KHAPRA BEETLE

Objective

1) Develop an attract-and-kill trap and/or its components for khapra beetle in laboratory and semi-field experiments 2) Test and validate an attract-and-kill trap and/or its components for khapra beetle in semi-field and field experiments 3) Assess feasibility and develop mating disruption as a quarantine procedure for khapra beetle

Investigators
MORRISON III W R; ATHANASSIOU C
Institution
University of Thessaly
Start date
2022
End date
2024
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
3020-43000-034-018S
Accession number
441931
https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/project/?accnNo=441931