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ComboLuresTM - Improved Pheromone and Insecticide Delivery Systems for Use in Active and Post Eradication Boll Weevil Programs

Timothy B. Johnson1, Ralph Bagwell2, Ken Pierce3, J. Scott Plato1, and Tom Plato1. (1) Plato Industries, Ltd., 602 Hill Ave., Langhorne, PA 19047, (2) Louisiana State University, 212 Macon Ridge Road, Winnsboro, LA 71295, (3) #15 Private Road, Texarkana, TX 75501

In three seasons of replicated field trials, extended-release pheromone dispensers containing various combinations of Grandlure, eugenol, and DDVP (dichlorvos) were compared for efficacy to attract boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boh.) adults to the Plato Boll Weevil Trap„¥. Dispensers containing Grandlure and eugenol performed better in attracting boll weevils than Grandlure dispensers without eugenol. Dispensers combining Grandlure, eugenol and DDVP into a single dispenser demonstrated performance equivalent to separate Grandlure+eugenol and DDVP dispensers. Extended-release dispensers containing 25-mg of Grandlure captured similar numbers of weevils when changed at either 21-day or 28-day intervals; however, most boll weevil eradication programs will operate on a 21-day interval during post-eradication. Extended-release dispensers measuring 1" x 1" and 1" x 2" performed equally in a 2005 field trial. The use of dispensers combining Grandlure, eugenol, and DDVP are a viable approach to reducing costs associated with active or post-eradication boll weevil eradication programs.

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