Project Number: 1275-22000-191-01
Project Type: Specific C/A

Start Date: Sep 01, 1999
End Date: Aug 31, 2004

Objective:
To develop novel control methods using attractants and feeding stimulants and deterrents and determine their efficacy for control of the Colorado potato beetle.

Approach:
Test potential attracticides or other procedures using newly developed attractants and feeding stimulants or deterrents for the Colorado potato beetle. Laboratory bioassays will be conducted to determine perception of potential attractants and feeding stimulants. Experiments will also be performed in the laboratory to evaluate potential census and control strategies. Field tests will be used to assess efficacy of control strategies in potato fields. Genetically diverse CPB populations will be tested for response to plant attractants and pheromone.

Project Team

Dickens, Joseph - Dick David Hawthorne - Professor (301)504-8957

Project Annual Reports

FY 2003   FY 2002   FY 2001   FY 2000

Related National Programs

Crop Protection & Quarantine (304)