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Advances in the use of pheromones for stored-product protection

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Considerable progress has been made in the monitoring and control of stored-product pests, mainly Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, by pheromones, which are used in mass trapping, attracticide and mating disruption methods. In integrated pest management programmes of stored-product protection, the use of pheromones can lead to a reduction in chemical treatments, with economic advantages and the improvement of food-product quality. In this article, I report some promising results offering efficient detection and control of stored-product pests based on pheromones and line up a number of remaining questions to be answered to improve the reliability and competitiveness of the methods used.

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A contribution to the Special Issue on Recent Advances in Stored-Product Protection.

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Trematerra, P. Advances in the use of pheromones for stored-product protection. J Pest Sci 85, 285–299 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-011-0407-9

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