Attraction of Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) to a Volatile Pheromone: Effects of Release Rate, Host Volatile, and Trap Placement

• Published in: Environmental entomology Vol. 41; no. 3; pp. 648 - 656
• Main Authors: Ryall, Krista L, Silk, Peter, J, Mayo, Peter, Crook, Damon, Khrimian, Ashot, Cossé, Allard A, Sweeney, Jon, Scarr, Taylor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Entomological Society of America 01.06.2012
• Subjects: Agrilus planipennis; Animals; antennae; bait traps; bark; bioassays; canopy; Coleoptera - drug effects; dose response; electroantennography; Female; females; field experimentation; Fraxinus - chemistry; Hexanols - pharmacology; Insect Control - instrumentation; Insect Control - methods; isomers; Lactones - pharmacology; leaves; Male; males; Oils, Volatile - pharmacology; olfactometers; Ontario; pheromones; Sesquiterpenes - pharmacology; Sex Distribution; sticky traps; Terpenes - pharmacology; Volatile Organic Compounds - pharmacology

Attraction of emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, to a volatile pheromone was demonstrated in three field experiments using baited green sticky traps. A dose-response curve was generated for male A. planipennis to increasing release rates of (3Z)-dodecen-12-olide ((3Z)lactone) in combi...