Large-scale mating disruption of Ephestia spp. and Plodia interpunctella in Czech Republic, Greece and Italy

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 135, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 749-762

  Trematerra, P ^a   Athanassiou, C ^b   Stejskal, V ^c   Sciarretta, A ^a   Kavallieratos, N ^d   Palyvos, N ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^d BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^e AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

(9Z,12E) tetradecadienyl acetate; Ephestia; Mating disruption; Plodia; Stored product moths

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; FIELD SURVEY; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LARVA; MATING DISRUPTION; MOTH; SEX PHEROMONE;

CZECH REPUBLIC; GREECE; ITALY;

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; CADRA CAUTELLA; EPHESTIA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLODIA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 83255186695     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2011.01632.x     Document Type: Article

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