| Title: | Disrupting mating of Lobesia botrana using sex pheromone aerosol devices |
| Author(s): | Lucchi A; Sambado P; Juan Royo AB; Bagnoli B; Conte G; Benelli G; |
| Address: | "Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy. CBC Iberia S.A., Av. Diagonal 605, 08028, Barcelona, Spain. Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-food and Forest Systems, University of Tuscia, via San Camillo de Lellis s.n.c., 01100, Viterbo, Italy. Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124, Pisa, Italy. benelli.giovanni@gmail.com. The BioRobotics Institute, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy. benelli.giovanni@gmail.com" |
| Journal Title: | Environ Sci Pollut Res Int |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11356-018-2341-3 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1614-7499 (Electronic) 0944-1344 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Pheromone-mediated mating disruption (MD) is widely used as a control tool to manage the European grapevine moth (EGVM), Lobesia botrana. Most of the MD formulations are 'passive' reservoir dispensers, which need to be used at a rather large number of units per hectare. A promising alternative is represented by automatic aerosol devices, releasing pheromone puffs at programmed time intervals. Herein, we investigated the effectiveness of MD aerosol product Isonet(R) L MisterX841 in reducing EGVM infestation on grape in comparison to the reference MD product Isonet(R) L and the grower's standard. Experiments were carried out over 2 years in two different study sites of Aragon region (Spain). EGVM male catches were monitored using traps baited with the female sex pheromone. The effectiveness of MD formulations against the three generations of EGVM was assessed by determining the percentage of infested bunches and the number of nests per bunch. As expected, a much greater amount of male catches in the grower's standard over Isonet(R) L MisterX841 and Isonet (R) L was observed. No significant differences about EGVM male catches were found in vineyards where Isonet(R) L MisterX841 and Isonet(R) L were used. EGVM-infested bunches, as well as number of nests per bunch, were higher in the grower's standard, if compared to vineyards where we tested Isonet(R) L MisterX841 and Isonet(R) L. However, the employ of the latter led to a lower EGVM bunch infestation, if compared to Isonet(R) L MisterX841. Overall, the MD approach proposed here is effective against EGVM. These aerosol devices require a lower number of units per hectare if compared to hand-applied dispensers, saving labor costs and contributing to reduce plastic disposal in agricultural settings" |
| Keywords: | "Aerosols Animals Female Insect Control/*methods Male Moths/*drug effects Pheromones Reproduction Sex Attractants/*administration & dosage Sexual Behavior, Animal/*drug effects Spain Vitis Chemical ecology European grapevine moth Insect pest Integrated pes;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineLucchi, Andrea Sambado, Paolo Juan Royo, Anna B Bagnoli, Bruno Conte, Giuseppe Benelli, Giovanni eng Evaluation Study Germany 2018/05/29 Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Aug; 25(22):22196-22204. doi: 10.1007/s11356-018-2341-3. Epub 2018 May 26" |
