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Chinese Journal of Biological Control ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (4): 803-811.DOI: 10.16409/j.cnki.2095-039x.2022.05.010

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Development and Application of Insect Sex Pheromone Technology in China

LIU Wancai1, LIU Zhendong2, ZHU Xiaoming1, DU Yongjun3   

  1. 1. National Extension Service Center of Agricultural Technology/National Integration Innovation Center of Agricultural Technology, Beijing 100125, China;
    2. Croplife China (Hong Kong), Beijing Office, Beijing 100004, China;
    3. Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
  • Published:2022-08-11

Abstract: Insect sex pheromones are trace and volatile chemicals emitted by pheromone glands during calling after sexual maturation,which attract conspecific individuals to mate and are species specific.It has been widely applied in the monitoring and control of insect pests.In China,a series of great progresses have been made in the industrialization of chemical synthesis and purification,improvement of the techniques for stabilization and controlled release of pheromone compounds,the development of various traps and smart pheromone trapping and forecasting technology,and the practical application of pheromone trapping and mating disruption for various pests in the field,which meets the needs of monitoring and green control of major pests.Here,we comprehensively introduced and summarized the principle,types and application methods of pheromone lures and traps of mass trapping and dispensers of mating disruption developed in China,and their application in the field.The relationship between calling and mating,the attractiveness and specificity of sex pheromone,and the effects of biotic and abiotic factors on pheromone trapping and mating disruption were systematically summarized.The case analysis of application in important pests of vegetables,fruit trees,cotton and other crops was presented in detail.The problems found in the research and development,extension and application of pheromone technology were discussed and analyzed,and countermeasures and suggestions for improving the work were put forward.

Key words: sex pheromone, sex pheromone, mass trapping, mating disruption, combination of multiple lures with different ratio, forecasting

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