Topic: Pheromone Traps for the GGB
Duration: 30 minutes
Objectives:
At the end of this session, the participants should:
(i) be able to know the importance of monitoring network
ii) able to recognize a pheromone trap in the monitoring of the GGB
iii) know the role of pheromone traps in the monitoring of the GGB
iv) feel responsible for the protection of the pheromone traps from possible damage and theft.
Target Group:
- Subject Matter Specialists (SMS's)
- Technical Assistants (TA's)
Training Materials:
Either:
- components of a pheromone trap for the GGB OR
- a complete GGB pheromone trap unit
- Evaluation sheet
The trainer should explain the importance of monitoring network in controlling of GGB.
Process:
a) The trainer should explain the importance of monitoring network in controlling the GGB. He/she should define pheromone and indicate the types of pheromone traps.b) Secondly, the trainer should explain the following points:
i) Aggregation pheromones which occur naturally among insects can now be synthesized (made artificially).ii) Synthetic pheromones are used as bait in traps to lure flying GGB into the traps.
c) Thirdly, the trainer should show the various components of the trap and how they may be assembled into a complete trap. Alternatively, the trainer may disassemble a GGB trap to reveal its contents to the participants.
d) Fourthly, the trainer should explain the government's efforts to monitor the GGB by pheromone traps in the natural environment where the beetle flies or hides in the woods.
e) The trainer should then explain the current cost of a trap and how long it may remain effective or how often it may be necessary to recharge/replace the capsule by knowledgeable and authorized officials.
f) The trainer should allow participants to ask questions, after which he/she may ask some questions to ensure that the facts underlying monitoring of the GGB by pheromone traps are clear to the participants.
g) The session may then be summarized as follows:
i) Explanation of a need to monitor the GGB in its natural environment.
ii) Explanation of aggregation pheromones as components of traps.
iii) Request to participants to protect the traps from possible damage and theft.
