What is it about?
Sex pheromone trapping for an invasive moth gave good quality delimitation and was used to terminate an unsuccessful eradication attempt, that was overwhelmed by the insect movement.
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Why is it important?
Human movement of plant hosts accelerates the spread of invasive pests.
Perspectives
Fascinating example of a large but politically unsuccessful biosecurity response, that challenged the US government capacity to respond.
Professor David Maxwell Suckling
University of Auckland
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This page is a summary of: Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) colonization of California, Biological Invasions, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-013-0631-8.
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