Development of an Attract-and-kill method for the control of grape moths in European Vineyards

• Forschungsstelle: INNOSUISSE
• Projektnummer: 7273.1;9 LSPP-LS
• Projekttitel Englisch: Development of a Mass trapping or an Attract-and-Kill method for the control of grape moths in European vineyards

Kurzbeschreibung (Englisch)

Development of an Attract-and-kill method for the control of grape moths in European Vineyards

Abstract (Englisch)

Grape moths are major pests in European vineyards. The novelty of the project is to develop attract-and-kill lures for control of grape moths by incorporating an insecticide with grape moth pheromones and grapevine chemicals. A combination of analytical chemistry and neurophysiological recordings from the insects¿ antennae will be used to isolate key attractants for grape moths from the vine. Tests in a wind tunnel will be used to optimise attractivity of existing pheromones combined with vine products. Development of such a commercial biotechnical control tool for vineyards aims at deployment of a reduced numbers of lures in the vineyards and so reduce the amount of the expensive pheromone required, insure a more efficient knockdown effect by the insecticide to contribute to its lifespan, and broaden the action spectrum of the lures to affect both sexes of the pest species