Journal of Applied Entomology (2016) 140, 261-267

A.L. Knight, E. Basoalto and L.L. Stelinski (2016)
Variability in the efficacy of sex pheromone lures for monitoring oriental fruit moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Journal of Applied Entomology 140 (4), 261-267
Abstract: Studies were conducted in Chile and the United States to compare the attractiveness of various commercial sex pheromone lures and two experimental lures for oriental fruit moth, Grapholita molesta (Busck), in peach orchards treated with or without sex pheromone dispensers. The experimental lures contained the three-component sex pheromone blend of G. molesta: Z-8-dodecenyl acetate, E-8-dodecenyl acetate and Z-8-dodecenol (Z8-12:OH), and the sex pheromone of codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), (E,E)-8,10-dodecadien-1-ol, (codlemone). Commercial lures varied in their substrate, initial loading and blend ratio of components. Significant differences in male catches were found among commercial lures in orchards treated with or without sex pheromone dispensers. Experimental lures with the addition of codlemone significantly increased the catches of G. molesta using lures loaded with 0%, 1% or 5% Z8-12:OH in the G. molesta blend compared with the same ratio of components in just the G. molesta blend. The experimental lures were significantly more attractive than all commercial lures in the untreated orchard. However, moth catch with the experimental lures in the sex pheromone-treated orchard was only intermediate among all of the lures tested. These findings highlight the need to develop more effective and standardized lures that can be used in trap-based monitoring programme for this important pest.
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Database assignments for author(s): Alan L. Knight, Lukasz Stelinski, Esteban Basoalto

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		Chile (continental)
	Grapholita molesta	Peach/nectarine (Prunus persica)	Chile (continental)