Info-chemicals for the environmentally sustainable management of autumn gum moth and scarab beetle pests of bluegum plantations. Insect pest control in Australian bluegum plantations currently relies on insecticides. Insecticides are incompatible with maintaining populations of native beneficial insects and achieving biotic regulation of pest populations. Info-chemicals offer ways of disrupting pest populations that are benign to beneficials because they only interfere with the responses of the ....Info-chemicals for the environmentally sustainable management of autumn gum moth and scarab beetle pests of bluegum plantations. Insect pest control in Australian bluegum plantations currently relies on insecticides. Insecticides are incompatible with maintaining populations of native beneficial insects and achieving biotic regulation of pest populations. Info-chemicals offer ways of disrupting pest populations that are benign to beneficials because they only interfere with the responses of the target insect. This project will pioneer the development of sex pheromone-based technologies for managing autumn gum moth and reveal potential applications of info-chemicals for managing scarab beetles. Application of info-chemical solutions to plantation pests will improve public perception of the industry and assist with forestry standard certification.Read moreRead less