« Previous AbstractCentral processing of sex pheromone stimuli is differentially regulated by juvenile hormone in a male moth    Next AbstractEstablishing Diorhabda carinulata: Impact of Release Disturbances on Pheromone Emission and Influence of Pheromone Lures on Establishment »

Sci Rep

Title:		Field demonstration of a semiochemical treatment that enhances Diorhabda carinulata biological control of Tamarix spp
Author(s):		Gaffke AM; Sing SE; Dudley TL; Bean DW; Russak JA; Mafra-Neto A; Peterson RKD; Weaver DK;
Address:		"Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL, 32608, USA. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA. Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. Colorado Department of Agriculture, Palisade Insectary, Palisade, CO, 81526, USA. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA. ISCA Technologies, Inc., Riverside, CA 92507, USA. Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA. weaver@montana.edu"
Journal Title:		Sci Rep
Year:		2019
Volume:		20190910
Issue:		1
Page Number:		13051 -
DOI:		10.1038/s41598-019-49459-5
ISSN/ISBN:		2045-2322 (Electronic) 2045-2322 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The northern tamarisk beetle Diorhabda carinulata (Desbrochers) was approved for release in the United States for classical biological control of a complex of invasive saltcedar species and their hybrids (Tamarix spp.). An aggregation pheromone used by D. carinulata to locate conspecifics is fundamental to colonization and reproductive success. A specialized matrix formulated for controlled release of this aggregation pheromone was developed as a lure to manipulate adult densities in the field. One application of the lure at onset of adult emergence for each generation provided long term attraction and retention of D. carinulata adults on treated Tamarix spp. plants. Treated plants exhibited greater levels of defoliation, dieback and canopy reduction. Application of a single, well-timed aggregation pheromone treatment per generation increased the efficacy of this classical weed biological control agent"
Keywords:		Animals *Coleoptera Entomology/methods *Introduced Species Larva Reproduction *Tamaricaceae;
Notes:		"MedlineGaffke, Alexander M Sing, Sharlene E Dudley, Tom L Bean, Daniel W Russak, Justin A Mafra-Neto, Agenor Peterson, Robert K D Weaver, David K eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2019/09/12 Sci Rep. 2019 Sep 10; 9(1):13051. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49459-5"