Grants and Contributions:

Title:

Development of a pheromone-based monitoring system for the goosefoot groundling moth, a pest of quinoa in western Canada

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$24,788.00

Agreement Date:

Jul 12, 2017 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Nova Scotia, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q2-00087

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Hillier, Kirk (Acadia University)

Program:

Engage Grants for Universities

Program Purpose:

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is a crop growing in popularity due to its high protein and mineral content,x000D
health benefits and gluten-free characteristics. In Canada, market demand has led to rapidly increasingx000D
cultivation of quinoa well beyond its traditional range, and the growth of the Northern Quinoa Corporation.x000D
Concurrent with this increased propagation and production, NorQuin and associated quinoa producers havex000D
encountered increasing pest pressures, particularly from the goosefoot groundling moth, Scrobipalpax000D
atriplicella. This pest attacks stems of plants in early season, and seeds later in the year, producing twofoldx000D
losses in production and making products unmarketable. Heavily infested fields in Saskatchewan havex000D
experienced up to 100% crop losses. For NorQuin to better monitor and manage this pest species this projectx000D
will identify the naturally-occurring female sex pheromone of S. atricplicella for development of ax000D
pheromone-based trap monitoring system. By having such tools in place, we can develop reduced-riskx000D
strategies for management of this pest species while minimizing application of insecticides.