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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Field evaluation ofAnomala schonfeldti ohaus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) synthetic sex pheromone
Author(s):		Hasegawa M; Leal WS; Sawada M;
Address:		"Chiba Prefectural Agricultural Experiment Station, 808 Daizennocho, Midoriku, 266, Chiba, Japan"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1993
Volume:		19
Issue:		7
Page Number:		1453 - 1459
DOI:		10.1007/BF00984889
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Synthetic 2-(E)-nonenol, previously identified as the sex pheromone ofAnomala schonfeldti (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), is demonstrated to be very attractive to males in the field. Nevertheless, no significant differences were found between treatments with 1, 5, 10, and 20 mg dosages. Males ofA. schonfeldti were more significantly attracted to traps at 30 cm high than at 90 cm. Although the observed behavior seemed to indicate a trend of more attraction to buried traps than those placed at 30 cm, there was no statistical difference between the two treatments. Pheromone-baited traps caught significantly more beetles than traps containing three virgin females. Over 70% of released beetles were recaptured in six traps surrounding the point of release and separated from each other by 50 m, suggesting a possible use of the pheromone (in combination with floral compounds) in mass trapping"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEHasegawa, M Leal, W S Sawada, M eng 1993/07/01 J Chem Ecol. 1993 Jul; 19(7):1453-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00984889"