| Author | Stebbing, P.D., Watson, G.J., Bentley, M.G., Fraser, D., Jennings, R., Rushton, S.P. & Sibley, P.J. |
| Year | 2004 |
| Title | Evaluation of the capacity of pheromones for control of invasive non-native crayfish |
| Series | Research Reports |
| Type | Paper |
| Source | Research Reports EN Report no 578. |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Examines the potential use of sex pheromones, predator odours (as well as crayfish stress and alarm odours), feeding stimulants and deterrents to control Signal Crayfish. Found that sex pheromone-baited traps could be used to control populations by removing a large proportion of adult males during the breeding season.The traps need to be made more effective by purifying the sex pheromone and developing a specific releaser matrix. |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Austropotamobius pallipes | Freshwater Crayfish, Atlantic Crayfish, Freshwater White-clawed Crayfish | Animalia: Decapoda: Astacidae | |
| Current | Pacifastacus leniusculus | Signal Crayfish | Animalia: Decapoda: Astacidae | |
| Current | Aphanomyces astaci | Crayfish Plague - causative organism | Chromista: Saprolegniales: Leptolegniaceae |
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