His team has successfully identified and synthesised the two compounds involved. "The midge is a serious pest of blackberry and raspberry crops and currently there are no measures to monitor attacks to apply control measures when needed," Douglas explained.
Blackberry midge trap goes on market
A pheromone trap for blackberry leaf midge will be commercially available next year from Agralan, according to Paul Douglas of the University of Greenwich Natural Resource Institute.
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