Dispenser for the Zero-Order Controlled Release of Pheromone Blends

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: Pheromones are an important part of insect management; they are ecologically more acceptable than insecticides. Frequently, insect management requires the release of multiple, expensive, pheromones (generally 2 or 3 different semiochemicals). Currently, multiple dispensers are required to release the various chemicals. They are mostly diffusion-controlled devices, with questionable field performance, resulting from lack of reliability and lack of control of the emission rates. The commercial applications of this type of product in forestry, alone, are limited; however, by extending its use in agriculture, orchards and horticulture, the business opportunity becomes attractive.