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Title:		"Laboratory and field evaluation of acetic acid-based lures for male Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri"
Author(s):		Zanardi OZ; Volpe HXL; Luvizotto RAG; Magnani RF; Gonzalez F; Calvo C; Oehlschlager CA; Lehan BJ; Esperanca V; Delfino JY; de Freitas R; de Carvalho RI; Mulinari TA; Miranda MP; Bento JMS; Leal WS;
Address:		"Research and Development Department, Fund for Citrus Protection (Fundecitrus), Vila Melhado, Araraquara, SP, 14807-040, Brazil. Chemtica International S.A, Santo Domingo, Heredia, Apdo, 640-3100, Costa Rica. California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, 3801W. Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA, 91768, USA. Department of Entomology and Acarology, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of Sao Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil. Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA. wsleal@ucdavis.edu"
Journal Title:		Sci Rep
Year:		2019
Volume:		20190909
Issue:		1
Page Number:		12920 -
DOI:		10.1038/s41598-019-49469-3
ISSN/ISBN:		2045-2322 (Electronic) 2045-2322 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) is a vector of a pathogen associated with greening and thus a major problem in citriculture worldwide. Lures are much needed for improving ACP trapping systems for monitoring populations and surveillance. Previously, we have identified acetic acid as a putative sex pheromone and measured formic acid- and propionic acid-elicited robust electroantennographic responses. We have now thoroughly examined in indoor behavioral assays (4-way olfactometer) and field tests the feasibility of these three semiochemicals as potential lures for trapping ACP. Formic acid, acetic acid, and propionic acid at appropriate doses are male-specific attractants and suitable lures for ACP traps, but they do not act synergistically. An acetic acid-based homemade lure, prepared by impregnating the attractant in a polymer, was active for a day. A newly developed slow-release formulation had equal performance but lasted longer, thus leading to an important improvement in ACP trap capture at low population densities"
Keywords:		"*Acetic Acid/chemistry Animals Behavior, Animal Brazil California Citrus/*parasitology *Hemiptera Male *Pheromones/chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds;"
Notes:		"MedlineZanardi, Odimar Z Volpe, Haroldo X L Luvizotto, Rejane A G Magnani, Rodrigo F Gonzalez, Francisco Calvo, Carolina Oehlschlager, Cameron A Lehan, Benjamin J Esperanca, Victoria Delfino, Jennifer Y de Freitas, Renato de Carvalho, Romulo Igor Mulinari, Tatiana Aparecida Miranda, Marcelo P Bento, Jose Mauricio S Leal, Walter S eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2019/09/11 Sci Rep. 2019 Sep 9; 9(1):12920. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49469-3"