20.500.12556/RUL-177430 Mating disruption as a pest management strategy expanding applications in stored product protection Mating disruption (MD) is an environmentally friendly pest management approach that uses synthetic pheromones to interfere with insect mate location and reproduction. This review summarizes current progress in the application of MD for stored-product pests, with emphasis on Lepidoptera (Plodia interpunctella Hübner and Ephestia kuehniella Zeller (Pyralidae)) and Coleoptera (Sitophilus spp. (Curculionidae)). For moth pests, numerous studies have demonstrated substantial suppression of mating and population growth under both laboratory and field conditions, particularly when MD is integrated with sanitation, monitoring and other IPM measures. Conversely, MD applications against beetles have been less successful due to their aggregation-based communication and lower volatility of their pheromones. Advances in pheromone formulation technology, including polymer dispensers, microencapsulated sprays and aerosol emitters, have improved pheromone stability and controlled release, although achieving uniform coverage in large and aerated storage environments remains challenging. The integration of MD with biological control, temperature management and reduced fumigant use offers promising directions for sustainable pest suppression. Continued development of smart-release devices, longterm field validation and integration with automated monitoring systems will further enhance the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of MD. Overall, MD represents a key behavioral component in reducing pesticide reliance and promoting sustainable management of stored-product pests. semiochemical-based control pheromones stored-product insects aggregation interference controlled-release formulation pheromone dispensers integrated pest management insect monitoring technologies biological control grain storage ecosystems biotično varstvo rastlin integrirano varstvo rastlin biotično zatiranje skladiščni škodljivci feromonske vabe monitoring true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-12-23 12:48:11 2025-12-23 12:48:17 2025-12-31 03:50:14 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 20 str. iss. 1, art. 39 Vol. 16 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 632 2073-4395 10.3390/agronomy16010039 262748931 Agronomy_(Adamic_Zamljen_et_al._2026).pdf Agronomy_(Adamic_Zamljen_et_al._2026).pdf 1 A9FBB2C63C1A976115B88FC06F458239 f9630c8e7f001b883cab72b5e298ddaf1e2f7b6698d928084eacc391ee249143 f1b4e9cf-dff4-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=224497 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/16/1/39 1 d23678b8-dff4-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=224496 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0