ABSTRACT
The boll weevil trap and Grandlure pheromone are key components in IPM, prevention, suppression and eradication programs (BWEPs) for boll weevils. The Southeast Boll Weevil Eradication Foundations (SEBWEF) trap became the most widely used trap in the Americas and has become a mainstay for detection and spray decisions in IPM and US BWEPs.
Without this trap, Grandlure pheromone and insecticide dispensers, the US BWEPs probably would not be possible with the technology being employed by most states; also, early season pinhead spray programs would not be as accurate in many IPM programs. The SEBWEF trap as currently manufactured has many operational deficiencies and a new and improved trap, as designed, patented and developed by Plato Industries, Ltd., (Plato Trap) eliminates practically all of the deficiencies. Consequently, the new Plato Trap provides financial savings in labor and replacements. It was designed to be as effective as the SEBWEF traps, but with more user friendly characteristics and with more functionality during installation and servicing-monitoring-inspections. The Plato Trap has more than 26 improvements when compared to the SEBWEF trap.
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