Environmental Entomology (1982) 11, 280-282

Keith L. Andrews and Martin M. Barnes (1982)
Differential attractiveness of infested and uninfested mummy almonds to navel orangeworm moths
Environmental Entomology 11 (2), 280-282
Abstract: Up to seven times as many eggs of the navel orangeworm were laid on oviposition traps containing navel orangeworm-infested mummy almonds as on traps containing uminfested mummies. Frass along with other insect-produced debris from mummy nuts was highly attractive and resulted in increased visitation by adults of both sexes and in increased oviposition, showing that a larval-to-adult communication system exists. Whether this involves a pheromone remains to be established. An ether extract of insect-derived debris (mostly frass) from mummy nuts was shown both to attract and to stimulate oviposition by female moths.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Amyelois transitella	Almond (Prunus dulcis)	U.S.A. (SW)