Environmental Entomology (2014) 43, 291-297

Peter J. Landolt, Bonnie Ohler, Peter Lo, Dong Cha, Thomas S. Davis, David M. Suckling and Jay Brunner (2014)
N-butyl sulfide as an attractant and coattractant for male and female codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Environmental Entomology 43 (2), 291-297
Abstract: Research to discover and develop attractants for the codling moth, Cydia pomonella L., has involved identification of the chemicals eliciting moth orientation to conspecific female moths, host fruits, fermented baits, and species of microbes. Pear ester, acetic acid, and N-butyl sulfide are among those chemicals reported to attract or enhance attractiveness to codling moth. We evaluated the trapping of codling moth with N-butyl sulfide alone and in combination with acetic acid and pear ester in apple orchards. Acetic acid was attractive in two tests and N-butyl sulfide was attractive in one of two tests. N-Butyl sulfide increased catches of codling moth when used with acetic acid to bait traps. N-Butyl sulfide also increased catches of codling moth when added to traps baited with the combination of acetic acid and pear ester. Male and female codling moth both responded to these chemicals and chemical combinations. These results provide a new three-component lure comprising N-butyl sulfide, acetic acid, and pear ester that is stronger for luring codling moth females than other attractants tested.
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Database assignments for author(s): Peter J. Landolt, David Maxwell Suckling, Dong H. Cha, Peter L. Lo, Jay F. Brunner

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Cydia pomonella		U.S.A. (NW)