Development of Bacterial Semiochemicals for Insect Pest Management

This MITACs proposal seeks funding to establish an internship cluster dedicated to development and testing of novel semiochemical solutions with potential for worldwide distribution and sales. The objective of this three-year project is to enable successful development, testing and commercialization of effective and environmentally-responsible pheromone-based detection and mitigation products that will complement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies for controlling insect pests in agriculture and forestry within Atlantic Canada and beyond. Specifically, interns will investigate the potential for management and detection of pest species using bacterial volatiles, mating disruptant formulations and multimodal trap prototypes.

Faculty Supervisor:

Kirk Hillier

Student:

Catherine Little

Partner:

Sylvar Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Environmental industry

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