Pilot Study of Fall Armyworm Pheromone Blend Ratio Response Variation in Field Traps in Two Locations of Asia-Africa Region
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Fall armyworm, pheromone trap, blendratio, testing kit, R&D networkAbstract
The Fall Army Worm (FAW) presents an ideal model of intra-species specialisation among two alternative crop habitats as maize strain versus rice strain. Its recent invasion from Mexico via Africa into Asia and Pacific regions is reckoned as globally significant in terms of food production and sustainability of smallholder farming across the tropics. Since the two strains within FAW have also shown distinctness in the ratio of their pheromone blends, there is need to identify locally responsive blend ratios for different locations/regions in order to effectively detect/monitor their local populations in target countries which they have invaded. In this paper we illustrate the approach and initial lessons learnt in evolving such methodology as locally available kit for use by local practitioners. This research note is simply intended to share this vision and stimulate further collaboration so to build a self supporting R&D network for sharing information leading to future model of kit-based detection of locally responsive blend ratios.
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