Title: | Evaluation of pheromones and a new trap for monitoring Agriotes lineatus and Agriotes obscurus in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia |
Address: | "Entomology, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, 6947 #7 Highway, P.O. Box 1000, Agassiz, BC, V0M 1A0, Canada. vernonbs@agr.gc.ca" |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-006-9217-6 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "A prototype ground-based pheromone trap design, baited with various pheromone lures, was field tested for effectiveness in trapping male Agriotes obscurus and Agriotes lineatus click beetles in British Columbia. Pheromone dispensers containing geranyl octanoate and geranyl hexanoate in a 1:1 ratio caught the greatest numbers of A. obscurus, whereas those containing geranyl octanoate and geranyl butanoate in a 9 or 10:1 ratio caught high numbers of A. lineatus. Some differences in A. obscurus attraction to traps were observed between dispensers according to the manufacturer and the number of dispensers deployed in traps. The trap design and optimal pheromone dispensers tested would be suitable for monitoring or surveying A. obscurus and A. lineatus populations in North America" |
Keywords: | Animals British Columbia Coleoptera/*physiology Environmental Monitoring/instrumentation/*methods Female Male *Sex Attractants; |
Notes: | "MedlineVernon, R S Toth, M eng Evaluation Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2006/12/28 J Chem Ecol. 2007 Feb; 33(2):345-51. doi: 10.1007/s10886-006-9217-6. Epub 2006 Dec 27" |