Journal of Chemical Ecology (2007) 33, 2236-2244

P.J. Landolt, D.M. Suckling and G.J.R. Judd (2007)
Positive interaction of a feeding attractant and a host kairomone for trapping the codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.)
Journal of Chemical Ecology 33 (12), 2236-2244
Abstract: Codling moths are attracted to acetic acid and to ethyl-(E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate, the pear ester, when presented individually. The attraction to acetic acid is thought to be a food finding behavior, whereas the pear odorant, ethyl-(E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate, may be a host kairomone. We found, in a flight tunnel study, that more male and female codling moths were captured in traps when the compounds were presented together compared to tested separately. The combination of odorants provides a stronger lure for female codling moths than exists with pear ester alone and increases the potential for using lures in managing this pest of pome fruits and walnuts.
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Database assignments for author(s): Peter J. Landolt, David Maxwell Suckling

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