Development of a New Pheromone Dispenser for the Boll Weevil

In collaboration with Scentry Biologicals, Inc., a new prototype pheromone dispenser for the boll weevil was developed using the company's patented "controlled-release" technology.   Trapping studies were conducted in the Lower Rio Grande Valley production area of Texas and northern Tamaulipas, Mexico to evaluate the prototype against the standard 10-mg pheromone lure used in U.S. eradication programs.