Latest paper is out! We tested a push-pull strategy using verbenone to repel ambrosia beetles in eastern US apple orchards. Verbenone alone reduces migration at low populations, but EtOH is needed for high populations. @monique4ever.bsky.social
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Verbenone reduced ambrosia beetle populations in apple orchards as a push factor, demonstrating effective, species-specific pest management without requiring a pull factor in a push-pull management s...