Abstract

Laboratory experiments and field trials demonstrated that canola oil, which is rich in fatty acids that are kairomonal cues in cannibalism, is an effective attractant of rangeland grasshoppers and a suitable oil-based carrier for insecticides. Laboratory-based olfactory tests revealed a significant, positive chemotaxis of Melanoplus sanguinipes in response to canola oil and olive oil mixtures. Small-scale field tests made by airbrush applications of 5 ml of canola oil (equivalent to 500 l/ha) to centres of aluminium rings (0.1 m2

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