Blog entries tagged pheromones http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/docs Sun, 19 May 2013 15:31:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/docs/index.php/blog/melanie-harts-research-says-sound-and-pheromones-are-effective-in-combatting-peach-twig-borer.html Ms. Hart's final report supports her hypothesis that the peach twig borer uses both sound and pheromones to locate each other for mating purposes and that using a combination of these tools can be effective in controlling the pests.  This also means that a more advanced trap must be developed than those currently in use.  In her report, Ms. Hart wrote, "The sound signals are simple sounds, more basic than the songs emitted by microchips in 'singing' greeting cards, or in sound-em... Kelley Welf Tue, 18 May 2010 16:04:28 +0100 sound pheromones pests pest control Melanie Hart agriculture