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Identifying the sex pheromone of the sugarcane borer moth

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Identifying the sex pheromone of the sugarcane borer moth

Publication Code: 

IAS034

Date Released: 

11/05/2005

Author(s): 

David Pearce

Summary

The project evaluated in this report helped to identify the sex pheromone (attractant chemical) of the sugarcane borer. This insect is a serious pest of sugarcane in Papua New Guinea, and is also regarded by quarantine authorities in Australia as the most serious insect pest threatening its sugar industry.

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