Table 4.
Summary sterile EGVM release data for Requinoa pilot project conducted during August 2019–May 2020 (N/A = data not applicable).
Statistic | Number | Range | Comments |
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Release period | 20 August 2019 to 5 May 2020 | N/A | Two per week shipments by overnight air cargo from Arica |
Total No. of shipments | 57 | N/A | 17 missed releases: 1 missed release/week for 19 September 2019, 3 October 2019, 12 November 2019, and 12 December 2019; 7 complete missed weeks for 8 October to 29 October 2019, 11 January to 18 January 2020, and 7 April 2020 |
Shipping Temperatures | 1.85–7.8 °C (average low, high) | −0.59–9.86 °C | Data available for 11 shipments |
No. moths released/week, mean (SE) | 20,334 (2705) | 7107–60,430 | |
No. moths released/ha, mean (SE) | 813 (108) | 284–2417 | |
Total No. moths released | 752,353 | N/A | |
Flyers/shipment (%), mean (SE) | 80.9 (2.8)% | 21.9–93.5% | Field laboratory flight testing at ambient outdoor temperatures |