IPM Products

A range of insect pests impacts agricultural and horticultural crops.  Integrated pest management of crop pests involves the combination of biological, physical, and chemical methods to control pests.

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Pheromone lures are available for some lepidopteran (moth) crop pests, and depending on the pest, these products can aid in monitoring or mass-trapping the target pest population.  Farmers use moth pest pheromone lures in Gumtree Delta traps and a sticky liner.  The male adult moths attracted to the pheromone lure inside the Delta traps get stuck to the sticky liner.

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Sap-sucking pests are also common in a range of crops and garden species.  Plant sap-sucking pests include aphids, psyllids, thrips, mites, whiteflies, jassids, hoppers, scales, and mealy bugs.  The control methods of sap-sucking pests include habitat modification, cultural methods, pest-resistant crop varieties, chemical pesticides, and biological control methods.  Sap-sucking pests have developed resistance to numerous chemical pesticides leading to the adoption of non-chemical methods in their control.