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The Use of Sex Pheromones in the Control of Spodoptera littoralis Boisd. 1)
Author(s) -
Campion D.G.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1974.tb02381.x
Subject(s) - spodoptera littoralis , sex pheromone , biology , pheromone , pheromone trap , ecology , zoology , botany , lepidoptera genitalia , noctuidae
An even network of pheromone traps baited with virgin females of Spodoptera littoralis Boisd. was established in Cyprus. By relating trap catches with meteorology it was shown that no major immigration of S. littoralis to Cyprus from surrounding land‐masses had occurred. Direct control of S. littoralis by the synthetic pheromones recently synthesized or the sterile male technique may therefore be possible in such an area of ecological isolation.