Title: | "Positive interaction of a feeding attractant and a host kairomone for trapping the codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.)" |
Author(s): | Landolt PJ; Suckling DM; Judd GJ; |
Address: | "U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 5230 Konnowac Pass Road, Wapato, WA 98951, USA. peter.landolt@ars.usda.gov" |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-007-9391-1 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Codling moths are attracted to acetic acid and to ethyl-(E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate, the pear ester, when presented individually. The attraction to acetic acid is thought to be a food finding behavior, whereas the pear odorant, ethyl-(E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate, may be a host kairomone. We found, in a flight tunnel study, that more male and female codling moths were captured in traps when the compounds were presented together compared to tested separately. The combination of odorants provides a stronger lure for female codling moths than exists with pear ester alone and increases the potential for using lures in managing this pest of pome fruits and walnuts" |
Keywords: | Acetic Acid/*metabolism Animals Decanoates/*metabolism *Feeding Behavior Female Male Moths/*physiology *Pheromones; |
Notes: | "MedlineLandolt, P J Suckling, D M Judd, G J R eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2007/11/10 J Chem Ecol. 2007 Dec; 33(12):2236-44. doi: 10.1007/s10886-007-9391-1. Epub 2007 Nov 9" |