ExoSex technology utilizes inert particles of materials that have the ability to adhere to the arthropod cuticle. The ExoSex AutoconfusionTM system has been developed as an insect control method that differs from all other mating disruption systems in contaminating the target pest with electrostatically chargeable powder formulated with pheromone. The technique has now been evaluated in the field against a range of lepidopteran species, including the codling moth Cydia pomonella (L.), the grape berry moth Lobesia botrana Denis and Schiffermueller, and the Asiatic rice borer Chilo suppressalis Walker. Research into the mechanisms of autoconfusion shows that habituation, inhibition of courtship and delay in mating are important mechanisms in confusion and population reduction. The ExoLureTM system utilizes adhesive particles as carriers for synthetic or biological pesticides and can be used as a lure-andkill technique for insect pest control. Ways are suggested in which Exosect technology can be integrated with the sterile insect technique (SIT) to provide new powerful hybrid techniques for area-wide insect pest control.
KEYWORDS autodissemination, mating disruption, autoconfusion, electrostatic powder
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Howse, P., Armsworth, C., Baxter, I. (2007). Autodissemination of Semiochemicals and Pesticides: a New Concept Compatible with the Sterile Insect Technique. In: Vreysen, M.J.B., Robinson, A.S., Hendrichs, J. (eds) Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6059-5_26
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