Ongoing project
Using pheromones and traps in the management of mirids and vegetable bugs (RB21001)
Delivery Partner: University of Tasmania
This investment is developing effective pheromone-based methods for managing mirids and vegetable bugs. Ultimately, it will provide industry with recommendations for raspberry and blackberry growers on how pheromones and traps fit within an integrated pest management approach.
The research team will review existing control measures, survey mirids and vegetable bugs on commercial properties and quantify the damage across Australia’s major production regions.
Then the research team will:
This project is a strategic levy investment in the Hort Innovation Raspberry and Blackberry Fund
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