date:Sep 08, 2017
After more than a quarter of a century of work, the banana spotting bug has a new reason to be afraid, with the Queensland Government releasing a pest lure and trap targeting the insect.
Banana spotting bug is a major threat to the production of many crops including avocado, banana, cashews, custard apple, macadamia, mango, blueberry, papaya, guava, lychee, passionfruit, citrus and other tree crops.
The lure and trap relies on a synthetic pheromone that simulates the bugs own attractant.
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