Location: Horticultural Crops Disease and Pest Management Research Unit
Project Number: 2072-22000-044-003-T
Project Type: Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: May 1, 2019
End Date: Dec 31, 2022
Objective:
The specific objective of the research project is to identify the physiological mechanism of pheromone biosynthesis in thrips and emerging pests by ARS and Gyeonggido Agricultural Research & Extension Services (GARES).
Approach:
1. Define behavioral activities to identify potential candidates for thrips pheromones.
2. Develop technical methods to extract pheromonal compounds from thrips.
3. Identify genes of neuropeptides, receptors, and/or enzymes involved in the pheromone biosynthesis.
4. Identify the pheromonal activity, and evaluate potential application.
