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The use of pheromones is one of the most promising techniques aimed at the control of stored-product insects. The use of these substances may lead to a drastic reduction of chemical treatments, thus determining remarkable economic advantages and improvement of product quality.
In recent years, considerable progress has been made in monitoring and control of stored-product insects by using mass trapping, mating disruption and attracticide (lure and kill) methods.
Integrated strategies based on the use of different treatments have yielded the best results. An important role should be assigned to all prevention techniques which effectively keep infested goods out of food-processing plants, mills, storehouses, etc.
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Trematerra, P. Integrated Pest Management of stored-product insects: practical utilization of pheromones. Anz. Schadlingskde., Pflanzenschutz, Umweltschutz 70, 41–44 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01996919
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