2000 Field Day Contest Winner: Chemicals Affecting Insect Behaviour Laboratory (CAIBL), Beltsville Argricultural Research Center (BARC)

2000 Field Day Winner

Megan Coyle was the winner of the "CAIBL Challenge: Build a Better Bug Trap" held in conjunction with the BARC Field Day in June, 2000. The challenge (which will be an annual event) was to design a trap to catch the milkweed bug using a pheromone lure provided by CAIBL (over 100 lures were given out). Megan called her winning entrant "The Fun in the Sun Milkweed Trap"!

Eggs, nymphs and adult of the large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus, whose pheromone has been identified by CAIBL scientists (Aldrich et al., 1999).


Mission Accomplishments History Personnel Location Related links	2000 Field Day Winner Megan Coyle was the winner of the "CAIBL Challenge: Build a Better Bug Trap" held in conjunction with the BARC Field Day in June, 2000. The challenge (which will be an annual event) was to design a trap to catch the milkweed bug using a pheromone lure provided by CAIBL (over 100 lures were given out). Megan called her winning entrant "The Fun in the Sun Milkweed Trap"! Eggs, nymphs and adult of the large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus, whose pheromone has been identified by CAIBL scientists (Aldrich et al., 1999).
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