Larry Gut Michigan State University, East Lansing “Totally effective mating disruption.” Gut and his colleagues have set a goal to develop a high-performance mating disruption system that would stop mating completely, even when pest pressure is high, and eliminate the need for supplementary sprays. “We think mating disruption is a nice addition to pest management, but it generally only works when pest densities are low, and you generally combine it with companion insecticides, and you generally don’t get 100 percent disruption,” he explained. Gut is working on a different, more effective type of technology that probably will be patented. […]