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Pest Manag Sci

Title:		Identification of pheromones and optimization of bait composition for click beetle pests (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Central and Western Europe
Author(s):		Toth M; Furlan L; Yatsynin VG; Ujvary I; Szarukan I; Imrei Z; Tolasch T; Francke W; Jossi W;
Address:		"Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest, POB 102, H-1525, Hungary. h2371tot@ella.hu"
Journal Title:		Pest Manag Sci
Year:		2003
Volume:		59
Issue:		4
Page Number:		417 - 425
DOI:		10.1002/ps.629
ISSN/ISBN:		1526-498X (Print) 1526-498X (Linking)
Abstract:		"Based on analysis of pheromone gland extracts, highly attractive new baits have been developed for three click beetle pests. That for Agriotes brevis is a mixture of geranyl butanoate and (E,E)-farnesyl butanoate, and that for A rufipalpis and A sordidus contains geranyl hexanoate alone. From known data from species populating Russia, optimized bait compositions for species in Central and Western Europe were developed as follows: geranyl octanoate + geranyl butanoate for A lineatus, geranyl isovalerate for A litigiosus, geranyl hexanoate + geranyl octanoate for A obscurus, geranyl butanoate alone for A sputator and (E,E)-farnesyl acetate alone for A ustulatus. Although slight differences were found in gland contents with A litigiosus var laichartingi and fenotypus typicus, nevertheless there were no differences in response to the optimum bait. There were no differences in pheromone composition or response to the optimized bait between the two morphological forms ('black' and 'red') of A ustulatus. As a result of these studies, highly effective pheromone baits are now available for monitoring and population reduction in all important pest click beetle species in Central and Western Europe"
Keywords:		Animals Butyric Acid/chemistry/pharmacology Coleoptera/drug effects/*metabolism Europe Farnesol/*analogs & derivatives/chemistry/pharmacology Juvenile Hormones/chemistry/*pharmacology Pheromones/isolation & purification/*pharmacology Terpenes/chemistry/ph;
Notes:		"MedlineToth, Miklos Furlan, Lorenzo Yatsynin, Venyamin G Ujvary, Istvan Szarukan, Istvan Imrei, Zoltan Tolasch, Till Francke, Wittko Jossi, Werner eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2003/04/19 Pest Manag Sci. 2003 Apr; 59(4):417-25. doi: 10.1002/ps.629"