| Title: | Male response to natural sex pheromone ofMigdolus fryanus westwood (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) females as affected by daily climatic factors |
| Author(s): | Bento JM; Della Lucia TM; Frighetto RT; |
| Address: | "Departamento de Biologia Animal Vicosa, 36570.000, MG, Brasil" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Males of the sugarcane borer,Migdolus fryanus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), are attracted to females by means of a sex pheromone. Mating usually occurs during a few days from October to March under field conditions in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. This work reports on mating of this species as affected by daily climatic factors, during a single nuptial flight. Maximum male capture by the natural sex pheromone occurred from 10ratio00 to 11ratio00 AM at air and soil temperatures of 30.0 degrees C and relative humidity of 57.0%. As these temperatures increased, females burrowed into the soil, as they are more sensitive to heat than males. Thus, it was concluded that sex pheromone-mediated mating in this cerambycid is directly affected by temperatures of air and soil" |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEBento, J M Della Lucia, T M Frighetto, R T eng 1993/10/01 J Chem Ecol. 1993 Oct; 19(10):2347-51. doi: 10.1007/BF00979669" |
