Project Number: 1275-22000-234-12
Project Type: Reimbursable

Start Date: Apr 01, 2006
End Date: Apr 01, 2009

Objective:
Develop plant material-derived compositions that could be used as attractants for detection and monitoring the invasive emerald ash borer.

Approach:
Identify behaviorally and EAG-active sesquiterpene compounds from girdled ash trees, conduct field tests with individual compounds or blends. Find commercial sources for active compounds among available essential oils, resins and balsams, and distill or otherwise purify them to make blends for field studies. Conduct synthesis of active compounds, if necessary.