What is it about?
We compared mating disruption separately and combined with an insecticide and found the effect was additive.
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Why is it important?
This is important because in this case suppression is not as effective as if it was synergistic, as previously thought.
Perspectives
Suppression from the combination of synergistic tactics can lead to lower populations more easily.
Professor David Maxwell Suckling
University of Auckland
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This page is a summary of: Is the Combination of Insecticide and Mating Disruption Synergistic or Additive in Lightbrown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana?, PLOS One, August 2016, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160710.
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