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Title:		Green light synergistally enhances male sweetpotato weevil response to sex pheromone
Author(s):		McQuate GT;
Address:		"USDA-ARS, Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, 64 Nowelo Street, Hilo, HI 96720"
Journal Title:		Sci Rep
Year:		2014
Volume:		20140328
Issue:
Page Number:		4499 -
DOI:		10.1038/srep04499
ISSN/ISBN:		2045-2322 (Electronic) 2045-2322 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Sweetpotato, commercially grown in over 100 countries, is one of the ten most important staple crops in the world. Sweetpotato weevil is a major pest of sweetpotato in most areas of cultivation, the feeding of which induces production in the sweetpotato root of extremely bitter tasting and toxic sesquiterpenes which can render the sweetpotato unfit for consumption. A significant step towards improved management of this weevil species was the identification of a female-produced sex pheromone [(Z)-3-dodecenyl (E)-2-butenoate] to which males are highly attracted. Reported here are results of research that documents a nearly 5-fold increase in male sweetpotato weevil catch in traps baited with this pheromone and a green light provided by a solar-powered, light-emitting diode (LED). The combination of olfactory and night-visible visual cues significantly enhanced trap effectiveness for this nighttime-active insect species. These results provide promise for improved sweetpotato weevil detection and suppression in mass trapping programs"
Keywords:		"Animals Crops, Agricultural Ipomoea batatas/parasitology *Light Male Sex Attractants/*pharmacology Weevils/*drug effects/*radiation effects;"
Notes:		"MedlineMcQuate, Grant T eng England 2014/03/29 Sci Rep. 2014 Mar 28; 4:4499. doi: 10.1038/srep04499"