| Grant number: | 23/00610-5 |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - Brazil |
| Start date: | April 01, 2023 |
| End date: | March 31, 2024 |
| Field of knowledge: | Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Plant Health |
| Principal Investigator: | José Maurício Simões Bento |
| Grantee: | José Maurício Simões Bento |
| Visiting researcher: | Evaldo Ferreira Vilela |
| Visiting researcher institution: | Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV). Centro de Ciências Agrárias , Brazil |
| Host Institution: | Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil |
| City of the host institution: | Piracicaba |
| Associated research grant: | 18/02317-5 - Center for Excellence in Biological Control, AP.PCPE |
Abstract
The sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis, is the main pest of sugarcane crops in Brazil. Due to most of its life cycle occurring inside the sugarcane stalk, efficient and low-cost sampling methods are unavailable, and insecticide control is inefficient. In this sense, semiochemicals, such as sex-pheromones, can be an essential strategy for monitoring and controlling this pest. Therefore, this project aims to identify the sex-pheromone of D. saccharalis and provide a commercial synthetic formulation. (AU)
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