Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society (2019) 51, 15-23

R. Maxwell Collignon, Matthew S. Siderhurst, Jocelyn G. Millar and Dong H. Cha (2019)
Response of invasive longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Lamiinae) to known cerambycid aggregation-sex pheromones in the Puna District of Hawaii Island
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 51, 15-23
Abstract: The Queensland longhorn borer (QLB; Acalolepta aesthetica [Olliff 1890]; Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Monochamini) and plumeria longhorn borer (PLB; Lagocheirus obsoletus [Thomson 1778] = Lagocheirus undatus [Voet 1778]; Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Acanthocini) are invasive longhorn beetle species that have become established on the island of Hawaii. Both QLB and PLB are polyphagous. Known hosts of QLB include cacao, citrus, kukui, and breadfruit in Hawaii, and QLB are known to attack live, healthy trees. Currently the beetle occurs in the Puna district of the island, but its range is expanding. PLB is a pest of plumeria and other ornamental plants throughout the state of Hawaii and elsewhere. As a first step towards developing a monitoring tool for these invasive beetles, we tested four known aggregation-sex pheromones of cerambycids in this subfamily—monochamol, fuscumol acetate, fuscumol, and geranylacetone—that have proven effective for attracting more than 30 lamiine species in different areas of the world. When tested in panel traps, these compounds individually and in a blend attracted 9 QLB total, which was not significantly different than the 5 QLB captured in solvent control traps. In contrast, traps baited with one of the tested compounds, fuscumol acetate, captured significantly more PLB than solvent blank control traps. We discuss future research directions for developing attractants using chemical ecology approaches to monitor QLB and PLB.
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Database assignments for author(s): Matthew Samuel Siderhurst, Jocelyn G. Millar, Dong H. Cha

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.
	Acalolepta aesthetica	Citrus (genus)	U.S.A. (Hawaii)
	Acalolepta aesthetica	Cacao (Theobroma cacao)	U.S.A. (Hawaii)
	Acalolepta aesthetica	Breadfruit/jackfruit (Artocarpus)	U.S.A. (Hawaii)
	Acalolepta aesthetica	Tung oil tree (Aleurites)	U.S.A. (Hawaii)
	Lagocheirus obsoletus	Plumeria (genus)	U.S.A. (Hawaii)