Annals of the Entomological Society of America (2003) 96, 217-224

M.L. Evenden, L.E. Delury, G.J.R. Judd and J.H. Borden (2003)
Assessing the mating status of male obliquebanded leafrollers Choristoneura rosaceana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) by dissection of male and female moths
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 96 (3), 217-224
Abstract: We tested several methods for assessing the mating status of male obliquebanded leafrollers, Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). In four experiments, we established that the technique developed to determine mating status of male spruce budworms, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), can be used for C. rosaceana populations in western and eastern North America. Section seven of the primary simplex of the ductus ejaculatorius appeared opaque, with either a white or yellow coloration in virgin C. rosaceana males, but was clear for up to 6 days after copulation in mated males. This technique was used successfully to determine the mating status of males captured in pheromone-baited traps during the first flight of C. rosaceana in two consecutive seasons. In three laboratory experiments, we determined that the presence or absence of sclerotized bars on the surface of spermatophores dissected from female C. rosaceana is a reliable indicator of the mating status of the females' partner. Spermatophores produced by virgin males had sclerotized barring, whereas those from once-mated males did not. This technique was used to demonstrate that the mating status of males mated to tethered, virgin females did not differ between pheromone-treated and nontreated control plots.
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Database assignments for author(s): John H. Borden

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Choristoneura rosaceana