A pear-derived kairomone with pheromonal potency that attracts male and female codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) |
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Authors: | Light D M Knight A L Henrick C A Rajapaska D Lingren B Dickens J C Reynolds K M Buttery R G Merrill G Roitman J Campbell B C |
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Institution: | Western Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Albany, CA 94710, USA, Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Wapato, WA 98951, USA, Trécé Inc., Salinas, CA 93901, USA, Vegetable Laboratory, Plant Science Institute, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA,
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Abstract: | Ethyl (2E, 4Z)-2,4-decadienoate, a pear-derived volatile, is a species-specific, durable, and highly potent attractant to the codling moth (CM), Cydia pomonella (L.), a serious pest of walnuts, apples, and pears worldwide. This kairomone attracts both CM males and virgin and mated females. It is highly attractive to CM in both walnut and apple orchard contexts, but has shown limited effectiveness in a pear orchard context. Rubber septa lures loaded with ethyl (2E, 4Z)-2,4-decadienoate remained attractive for several months under field conditions. At the same low microgram load rates on septa, the combined gender capture of CM in kairomone-baited traps was similar to the capture rate of males in traps baited with codlemone, the major sex pheromone component. The particular attribute of attracting CM females renders this kairomone a novel tool for monitoring population flight and mating-ovipositional status, and potentially a major new weapon for directly controlling CM populations. |
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