Title: | "Species spectrum of flea beetles (Phyllotreta spp., Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) attracted to allyl isothiocyanate-baited traps" |
Author(s): | Totha M; Csonka E; Bakcsa F; Benedek P; Szarukan I; Gomboc S; Toshova T; Subchev M; Ujvary I; |
Address: | "Plant Protection Institute, HAS, P.O. Box 102, H-1525, Budapest, Hungary. h2371tot@ella.hu" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0939-5075 (Print) 0341-0382 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "In field tests in Hungary, Slovenia and Bulgaria, in allyl isothiocyanate-baited traps significantly more beetles of Phyllotreta cruciferae, Ph. vittula, Ph. undulata, Ph. nigripes, Ph. nodicornis, Ph. balcanica, Ph. atra, Ph. procera, Ph. ochripes, Ph. diademata and Psylliodes chrysocephalus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Halticinae) were captured than in unbaited control traps. With the exception of Ph. cruciferae, this is the first report on significant field attraction by allyl isothiocyanate for these species. The species spectrum captured included six important agricultural pests. At all sites a great portion of the catch (ranging from ca 30 to 98%) was Ph. cruciferae, irrespective of the plant culture. The second most abundant species present at most sites was Ph. vittula. The present results are very promising from the point of view of applicability of allyl isothiocyanate in Europe as a bait in cabbage flea beetle traps for detection and monitoring" |
Keywords: | "Animals Bulgaria Coleoptera/classification/*physiology Feeding Behavior Hungary *Isothiocyanates Larva Pest Control, Biological/*methods Pheromones Slovenia Species Specificity;" |
Notes: | "MedlineTotha, Miklos Csonka, Eva Bakcsa, Florian Benedek, Pal Szarukan, Istvan Gomboc, Stanislav Toshova, Teodora Subchev, Mitko Ujvary, Istvan eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Germany 2007/12/12 Z Naturforsch C J Biosci. 2007 Sep-Oct; 62(9-10):772-8. doi: 10.1515/znc-2007-9-1022" |