Folia Entomológica Mexicana (2002) 41, 329-338

Edi A. Malo, Neptalí Medina-Hernández, Armando Virgen, Leopoldo Cruz-López and Julio C. Rojas (2002)
Electroantennogram and field responses of Spodoptera frugiperda males (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to plant volatiles and sex pheromone
Folia Entomológica Mexicana 41 (3), 329-338
Abstract: Electroantennograms (EAG) and field tests were conducted to evaluate the response of Spodoptera frugiperda males to plant volatiles and sex pheromone. Male EAGs showed the highest response to Hexan-1-ol followed by (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate, hexanal and (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol. Hexane elicited the lowest response. Two field trails were performed using Scentry Heliothis traps baited with a commercial sex pheromone and one of the following plant volatiles: hexan-1-ol, (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, hexanal, (±) linalool, and (±) alpha-pinene. Traps with pheromone alone were used as controls. The capture of S. frugiperda males in traps with plant volatiles + sex pheromone was not significant different to the capture of traps baited with sex pheromone alone. No females were captured during the field trials.
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Database assignments for author(s): Leopoldo Cruz-López

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.
	Spodoptera frugiperda