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Pests > Pest Management > Chemical control > Pheromones > Cylas formicarius, pheromone traps, Vanuatu

Pests Pest Management Chemical control Pheromones Cylas formicarius, pheromone traps, Vanuatu

Cyclas formicarius

June 2006. Vanuatu wanted to purchase pheromone traps for the sweet potato weevil.

A number of suppliers were suggested:

PLANT PESEARCH INTERNATIONAL B.V. PHEROBANK
P.O. Box 16, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 317 47 59 37 Fax: +31 317 47 60 40
E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.pherobank.nl

CNMI was reported to be using the pheromone, and the IPM Coordinator could be contacted for details. The Director, Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, could also be contacted for information.

QDPI&F have purchased Agrisence pheromones which are made by UK company, Agrisense-BCS Ltd (see below). They may be obtainable through Entosol Aust. Pty. (http://www.entosol.com.au/contact.htm). Another supplier is Pheronet; see: http://phero.net/index.html.