Development of a Mass trapping or an Attract-and-Kill method for the control of grape moths in European vineyards

• Unité de recherche: INNOSUISSE
• Numéro de projet: 7273.1;9 LSPP-LS
• Titre du projet anglais: Development of a Mass trapping or an Attract-and-Kill method for the control of grape moths in European vineyards

Description succincte (Anglais)

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

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

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