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Environ Lett

Title:		"Improvement of the attractiveness of spodoptera littoralis sex pheromone, and its possible use in safety belts around cultivated areas to control the pest in Israel"
Author(s):		Neumark S; Waters RM; Jacobson M;
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Journal Title:		Environ Lett
Year:		1975
Volume:		10
Issue:		2
Page Number:		97 - 120
DOI:		10.1080/00139307509435814
ISSN/ISBN:		0013-9300 (Print) 0013-9300 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A comparison of the field attractiveness of five samples of American-synthesized and one sample of Japanese-synthesized (Z,E)-9,11-tetradecadien-1-01 acetate (9,11-TDDA), the sex pheromone of Spodoptera littoralis Boisd. and S. litura (F.), showed that traps baited with one of the American-produced samples and the Japanese product were equally effective in attracting and capturing S. littoralis males in cotton and alfalfa fields of Israel. Optimum captures were obtained for periods up to three months with 4800 mug of 9,11-TDDA plus 8 mg of an antioxidant; higher doses were not advantageous. Paper squares were superior to two types of rubber septa and to closed polyethylene vials as dispensers for the pheromone; the polyethylene vials were least effective. In terms of numbers of moths captured, open polyethylene vials were as effective as paper dispensers when both were baited with 9-11-TDDA plus antioxidant. Admixture of (Z,E)-9,12-tetradecadien-1-o1 acetate (9,12-TDDA) with 9,11-TDDA was antagonistic at ratios of 1:20 and 1:50, but ratios from 1:500 to 1:1600 were synergistic, increasing moth catches up to 2.5-fold. Pheromone traps placed in Caesarea sand dunes located at least 3 km from the nearest host area captured larger numbers of males than traps placed in cultivated areas. It is therefore recommended that safety belts of pheromone traps, about 500 m apart, be used around cultivated areas to prevent invasion of the pest from outside and to attract males present inside such areas, thus reducing both the male population and mating through mass trapping and disruption of sex communication"
Keywords:		Animals Chemical Phenomena Chemistry Decanoic Acids/chemical synthesis Drug Synergism *Insect Control Israel *Lepidoptera Male *Moths Paper Pharmaceutical Vehicles *Pheromones/chemical synthesis Polyethylenes Rubber;
Notes:		"MedlineNeumark, S Waters, R M Jacobson, M eng Comparative Study 1975/01/01 Environ Lett. 1975; 10(2):97-120. doi: 10.1080/00139307509435814"