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Environ Entomol

Title:		"Both the Squash Bug Anasa tristis and Horned Squash Bug Anasa armigera (Hemiptera: Coreidae) are Attracted to Vittatalactone, the Aggregation Pheromone of Striped Cucumber Beetle"
Author(s):		Weber DC; Haber AI; Pasteur K; Boyle SM; Kuhar TP; Cornelius ML;
Address:		"Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA. Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA"
Journal Title:		Environ Entomol
Year:		2022
Volume:		51
Issue:		6
Page Number:		1136 - 1140
DOI:		10.1093/ee/nvac079
ISSN/ISBN:		1938-2936 (Electronic) 0046-225X (Linking)
Abstract:		"Vittatalactone, the aggregation pheromone of the striped cucumber beetle, Acalymma vittatum (F.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is attractive to two species of squash bugs (Hemiptera: Coreidae), the squash bug Anasa tristis (DeGeer) and horned squash bug Anasa armigera (Say). In field trapping experiments in Maryland and Virginia, clear sticky traps baited with 1 mg of a synthetic 8-isomer mix of vittatalactone captured ~9x more of female A. tristis and of both sexes of A. armigera, whereas male A. tristis were not significantly attracted, compared to unbaited traps. A. armigera showed a distinct dose-response to vittatalactone lure loading in the late season, and this species was more attracted than A. tristis, based on comparison to captures from underneath wooden boards emplaced in adjacent fields. Results suggest that vittatalactone could be a 'keystone semiochemical' in colonization of cucurbit hosts by specialist herbivores, and may offer the opportunity for multi-species behavioral control as a component of integrated pest management in cucurbit crops"
Keywords:		Female Male Animals *Coleoptera *Cucumis sativus Pheromones/pharmacology *Heteroptera/physiology *Cucurbita chemical ecology eavesdropping keystone semiochemical monitoring;
Notes:		"MedlineWeber, Donald C Haber, Ariela I Pasteur, Kayla Boyle, Sean M Kuhar, Thomas P Cornelius, Mary L eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2022/10/01 Environ Entomol. 2022 Dec 16; 51(6):1136-1140. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvac079"