A push-pull strategy to control the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, using alarm and aggregation pheromones

ABSTRACT: Since the first report in 1993 in Korea, the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, has been found in various crops throughout the country. Although more than 20 different chemical insecticides are registered to control this insect pest, its outbreaks seriously damage crop yields, especially in greenhouses. This study developed a non-chemical technique to control F. occidentalis infesting hot peppers cultivated in greenhouses. The method was based on behavioral control using an alarm pheromone (“Push”) to prevent the entry of the thrips into greenhouses and an aggregation pheromone (“Pull”) for mass trapping inside the greenhouses. The greenhouse fences were treated with a wax formulation of the alarm pheromone and a yellow CAN trap covered with sticky material containing the a

SUBMITTER: Kim C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9956899 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature