Global trade in fresh fruit and vegetables, intensification of human mobility, and climate
change facilitate fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) invasions. Life-history traits, environmental …

Eradication is the deliberate elimination of a species from an area. Given that international
quarantine measures can never be 100% effective, surveillance for newly arrived …

The polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB), Euwallacea fornicatus (Eichhoff), is an ambrosia
beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) infesting avocado branches Persea americana Mill. in …

Male Annihilation Technique (MAT) is a key tool to suppress or eradicate pestiferous
tephritid fruit flies for which there exist powerful male lures. In the case of Bactrocera dorsalis …

Surveillance for detection of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, is reliant
on sticky panels with aggregation pheromone, which are low cost, but very inefficient (est …

Codling moth Cydia pomonella L.(Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a major pest of pome fruits
worldwide. Fruit is damaged by larval feeding, and numbers of larvae are directly related to …

Knowledge about the behaviour of passive dispensers used to release semiochemicals for
insect pest management is essential to ensure the efficacy of monitoring and control …

Pheromone traps are widely used for monitoring or managing insect pest populations.
However, it is important to know their range of attraction to optimize the setting of pheromone …

Abstract In the United States of America, delimitation trapping surveys with square grids
have been used for decades for exotic insects without rigorous evaluation. We used …

Pest insect surveillance using lures is widely used to support market access requirements
for traded articles that are hosts or carriers of quarantine pests. Modeling has been used …