A SEX ATTRACTANT FOR MALES OF THE DARKSIDED CUTWORM, EUXOA MESSORIA (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)

1977 ◽  
Vol 109 (7) ◽  
pp. 975-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Struble ◽  
G. E. Swailes ◽  
G. L. Ayre
Keyword(s):  
Sex Attractant ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Synthetic Compounds ◽  
Euxoa Messoria ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

AbstractField testing of a large number of synthetic compounds and several combinations of them revealed that male moths of the darksided cutworm, Euxoa messoria (Harris), were attracted to combinations of Z-7-hexadecen-1-yl acetate and Z-11-hexadecen-1-yl acetate. The most satisfactory attractants were combinations of these two compounds in ratios of 1:20 or 1:40. The presence of small amounts of the corresponding E-isomers did not interfere with the attractant. The diene, Z-7, Z-11-hexadecadien-1-yl acetate, in combination with Z-11-hexadecen-1-yl acetate also attracted the males, but there was no advantage in using the diene in place of Z-7-hexadecen-1-yl acetate.

A SEX ATTRACTANT FOR ADULT MALES OF THE PALE WESTERN CUTWORM, AGROTIS ORTHOGONIA (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)

1978 ◽  
Vol 110 (7) ◽  
pp. 769-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Struble ◽  
G. E. Swailes
Keyword(s):  
Sex Attractant ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Synthetic Compounds ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

AbstractField testing of a large number of synthetic compounds and many combinations of them revealed that male moths of the pale western cutworm, Agrotis orthogonia Morrison, were attracted to combinations of Z-5-dodecen-1-yl acetate and Z-7-dodecen-1-yl acetate. The most satisfactory attractants were combinations of these two compounds in ratios of 1:2 to 1:5 at 10 to 25 μg/septum dispenser. The effect of the attractant was strongly inhibited by the addition of 21% Z-7-dodecen-1-ol.

A SEX ATTRACTANT FOR LEUCANIA COMMOIDES: A MIXTURE OF Z-9-TETRADECEN-1-YL ACETATE, Z-11-HEXADECEN-1-YL ACETATE, AND Z-11-HEXADECEN-1-OL

1977 ◽  
Vol 109 (10) ◽  
pp. 1393-1398 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Struble ◽  
G. E. Swailes ◽  
W. F. Steck ◽  
E. W. Underhill ◽  
M. D. Chisholm
Keyword(s):  
Sex Attractant ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Synthetic Compounds ◽  
Two Component

AbstractField testing of a large number of synthetic compounds and two-component combinations thereof revealed an attractant for the adult males of Leucania commoides Guenée. Several three-component combinations were tested and the largest numbers of L. commoides males were attracted to Z-9-tetradecen-1-yl acetate, Z-11-hexadecen-1-yl acetate, and Z-11-hexadecen-1-ol in ratios of 4:4:1 to 10:5:2. The attraction of this species was inhibited by Z-9-tetradecen- 1-ol.

FIELD EVALUATION OF BLACKLIGHT AND SEX ATTRACTANT TRAPS FOR MONITORING SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE DARKSIDED CUTWORM (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE) IN ONTARIO

1982 ◽  
Vol 114 (12) ◽  
pp. 1121-1125 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. H. Cheng ◽  
D. L. Struble
Keyword(s):  
Sex Attractant ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Field Evaluation ◽  
Seasonal Distribution ◽  
Pest Species ◽  
Above Ground Level ◽  
Euxoa Messoria ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

AbstractField tests were conducted annually near Delhi, Ontario from 1977 to 1981 to evaluate blacklight and sex attractant traps for monitoring adult populations of the darksided cutworm, Euxoa messoria (Harris), in the major tobacco-producing area. There were no significant differences between the catches of sex attractant traps set at 1.0 m and 0.5 m above ground level. Sex attractant traps were superior to blacklight traps for monitoring populations of this pest species. There was a variation in abundance from year to year, but the time of peak occurrence of E. messoria adults was the same in each of the 5 years.

Trap response of cutworm moths (Abagrotis orbis) to a sex-attractant lure in grape vineyards

2010 ◽  
Vol 142 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Landolt ◽  
D. Thomas Lowery ◽  
Lawrence C. Wright ◽  
Constance Smithhisler ◽  
Christelle Gúedot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Vitis Vinifera ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Sex Attractant ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
South Central ◽  
Tetradecenyl Acetate ◽  
Feltia Jaculifera ◽  
Multiple Field ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

AbstractLarvae of Abagrotis orbis (Grote) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) are climbing cutworms and can damage grapevines, Vitis vinifera L. (Vitaceae), in early spring by consuming expanding buds. A sex attractant would be useful for monitoring this insect in commercial vineyards. (Z)-7-Tetradecenyl acetate and (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate were found in extracts of female abdominal tips. In multiple field experiments, male A. orbis were captured in traps baited with a combination of these two chemicals but not in traps baited with either chemical alone. Males were trapped from mid-September to early October in south-central Washington and south-central British Columbia. Other noctuid moths (Mamestra configurata Walker, Xestia c-nigrum (L.), and Feltia jaculifera (Guenée)) were also captured in traps baited with the A. orbis pheromone and may complicate the use of this lure to monitor A. orbis. Abagrotis discoidalis (Grote) was captured in traps baited with (Z)-7-tetradecenyl acetate but not in traps baited with the two chemicals together.

FIELD AND LABORATORY EVALUATION OF A SEX ATTRACTANT FOR THE WHITE CUTWORM, EUXOA SCANDENS (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)

1982 ◽  
Vol 114 (11) ◽  
pp. 1101-1103
Author(s):  
D. G. R. McLeod ◽  
T. Nagai ◽  
A. N. Starratt ◽  
C. Bonenfant ◽  
E. W. Rud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Attractant ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Field Tests ◽  
Laboratory Evaluation ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Female Sex Pheromone ◽  
Sex Attractants ◽  
Monitoring Method ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽  
Insecticide Control

The white cutworm, Euxoa scandens (Riley), is a sporadic pest of tobacco in Quebec (Mailloux and Desrosiers 1978), asparagus in Michigan (A. L. Wells, pers. comm.), and other vegetable crops grown in light sandy soils (Beirne 1971). The immature larvae overwinter and cause serious damage when they resume feeding in the spring (Hudson and Wood 1930). Moths emerge and oviposit from late June until late July (McLeod and Dupré 1981). An efficient monitoring method utilizing the female sex pheromone would be an important aid in estimating the size and distribution of the adult population and would help in planning insecticide control. We report here some results of electroantennogram screening of potential sex attractants and the results of field tests of the most active of these.

Sex Attractant System in Polia pisi L. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

1980 ◽  
Vol 35 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 990-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernst Priesner
Keyword(s):  
Sex Attractant ◽  
Pheromone Receptor ◽  
Receptor Cells ◽  
Electrophysiological Analysis ◽  
Hair Sensilla ◽  
Tetradecenyl Acetate ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Trap Catches ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

Electrophysiological analysis of olfactory hair sensilla in male P. pisi has revealed four different types of presumed pheromone receptor cells, maximally responsive to (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate (Z11-14:Ac), (Z)-9-tetradecenyl acetate (Z9-14:Ac), (Z)-11-hexadecenyl acetate (Z11-14:Ac) and (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate (Z7-12: Ac), respectively. These four compounds were tested, singly and in various combinations, for efficacy in attracting P. pisi males in the field. High trap catches were obtained with mixtures of Z11-14: Ac/Z9-14: Ac in the ratio 100/100, whereas the 100/30 and 30/100 mixtures of the two compounds were only slightly attractive. No male P. pisi were captured by single chemicals or binary combinations of Z11-14: Ac/Z11-16: Ac, Z11-14:Ac/Z7-12:Ac, Z9-14:Ac/Z11-16:Ac, Z9-14:Ac/Z7-12:Ac, or Z11-16:Ac/Z7-12:Ac. Various compounds, including Z11-16: Ac and Z7-12:Ac, were tried as third chemicals in addi­tion to 100 μg Z11-14: Ac + 100 μg Z9-14: Ac but none increased trap catches over the basic lure.

CUTWORMS (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE) OF TOBACCO IN NOVA SCOTIA: II. FALL RYE AND WINTER FALLOW EFFECTS ON A FIELD POPULATION

1974 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
H. B. Specht
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Winter Rye ◽  
Tobacco Plants ◽  
Peridroma Saucia ◽  
Cultural Methods ◽  
Variegated Cutworm ◽  
Euxoa Messoria ◽  
Field Plots ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae ◽  
Winter Fallow

AbstractTwice as many larvae of the dark-sided cutworm, Euxoa messoria Harr., were found in rye fall-seeded tobacco field plots than in winter-fallowed tobacco field plots. There were corresponding differences in numbers of injured tobacco plants. Cutworm aggregations were more prominent in the winter rye than in the winter fallowed area of the tobacco field with low populations of dark-sided cutworms.Larvae of the variegated cutworm, Peridroma saucia Hbn., appeared 2 to 4 weeks later than dark-sided cutworm larvae and winter cultural methods had little effect on their numbers.

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