Objectives

• Develop improved portable acoustic technology to locate Diaprepes larvae in groves

• Quantify larval populations and relate to tree decline, yield, and adult populations

• Assess efficacy of larval treatments

• Transfer technology to consultants and managers

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The impetus for this research has been the growing need to detect Diaprepes abbreviatus larvae in the field and to test the efficacy of control treatments.