caa a22 4500 386315752 CHVBK 20180307111604.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130s1988 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0889189300002241 doi S0889189300002241 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0889189300002241 Kirsch Philipp Field Development Manager (North America), Biocontrol Limited, 719 Second Street, Suite 12, Davis, CA 95616. Pheromones: Their potential role in control of agricultural insect pests [Elektronische Daten] [Philipp Kirsch] Serious side effects from the conventional use of traditional chemical pesticides for routine arthropod pest management have prompted the investigation and development of alternate strategies for the minimization of pest damage. Insect sex pheromones have been proposed as a potential group of alternative control agents for over twenty years. The possible uses of these substances for insect control are discussed and factors influencing their development for pest management are presented. The scientific research and commercial development of oriental fruit moth mating disruption is presented as a case study for the commercialization of this approach. Advantages and limitations of pheromone-based control tactics are presented. Mating disruption technology is starting to find its place in a number of diverse cropping situations. The use of pheromones for pest control promises to be an important component of the ongoing challenge to develop alternatives that may help to solve major environmental and human health problems associated with chemical pesticide use in agriculture. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988 chemical pesticides nationallicence toxicity nationallicence insect sex pheromone nationallicence mating disruption nationallicence monitoring nationallicence oriental fruit moth nationallicence codling moth nationallicence pear nationallicence peach nationallicence pest management nationallicence American Journal of Alternative Agriculture Cambridge University Press 3/2-3(1988), 83-97 0889-1893 3:2-3<83 1988 3 AJA https://doi.org/10.1017/S0889189300002241 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0889189300002241 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Kirsch Philipp Field Development Manager (North America), Biocontrol Limited, 719 Second Street, Suite 12, Davis, CA 95616 NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- American Journal of Alternative Agriculture Cambridge University Press 3/2-3(1988), 83-97 0889-1893 3:2-3<83 1988 3 AJA CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge