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Naturwissenschaften

Title:		"A pear-derived kairomone with pheromonal potency that attracts male and female codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.)"
Author(s):		Light DM; Knight AL; Henrick CA; Rajapaska D; Lingren B; Dickens JC; Reynolds KM; Buttery RG; Merrill G; Roitman J; Campbell BC;
Address:		"Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Albany, CA 94710, USA. dlight@pw.usda.gov"
Journal Title:		Naturwissenschaften
Year:		2001
Volume:		88
Issue:		8
Page Number:		333 - 338
DOI:		10.1007/s001140100243
ISSN/ISBN:		0028-1042 (Print) 0028-1042 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Ethyl (2E, 4Z)-2,4-decadienoate, a pear-derived volatile, is a species-specific, durable, and highly potent attractant to the codling moth (CM), Cydia pomonella (L.), a serious pest of walnuts, apples, and pears worldwide. This kairomone attracts both CM males and virgin and mated females. It is highly attractive to CM in both walnut and apple orchard contexts, but has shown limited effectiveness in a pear orchard context. Rubber septa lures loaded with ethyl (2E, 4Z)-2,4-decadienoate remained attractive for several months under field conditions. At the same low microgram load rates on septa, the combined gender capture of CM in kairomone-baited traps was similar to the capture rate of males in traps baited with codlemone, the major sex pheromone component. The particular attribute of attracting CM females renders this kairomone a novel tool for monitoring population flight and mating-ovipositional status, and potentially a major new weapon for directly controlling CM populations"
Keywords:		"Animals Decanoates/*pharmacology Female Flight, Animal Fruit/*parasitology/*physiology Male Moths/*physiology Oviposition *Pest Control, Biological Pheromones/pharmacology/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineLight, D M Knight, A L Henrick, C A Rajapaska, D Lingren, B Dickens, J C Reynolds, K M Buttery, R G Merrill, G Roitman, J Campbell, B C eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Germany 2001/09/27 Naturwissenschaften. 2001 Aug; 88(8):333-8. doi: 10.1007/s001140100243"