Sex pheromone of the tea aphid,Toxoptera aurantii (Boyer de Fonscolombe) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) |
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Authors: | Bao-Yu Han Meng-Xin Wang Ying-Cha Zheng Yu-Qun Niu Cheng Pan Lin Cui Kamlesh R. Chauhan Qing-He Zhang |
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Affiliation: | 1. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biometrology and Inspection and Quarantine, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China 2. USDA-ARS, Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, Bldg 007, BARC-WEST, 10300 Baltimore Blvd, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA 3. Sterling International, Inc., 3808?N. Sullivan Rd, Bldg 16, Spokane, WA, 99216-1630, USA
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Abstract: | The tea aphid, Toxoptera aurantii, also called the “black citrus aphid”, is one of the most destructive insect pests in commercial tea plantations and gardens in southern China. In autumn, declining day length triggers production of winged T. aurantii sexuparae, which produce both winged males and wingless oviparae. Oviparous females then release sex pheromone that attracts potential mates. GC–MS analysis of volatile headspace extracts of T. aurantii oviparae revealed that they emit (4aS,7S,7aR)-nepetalactone (I) and (1R,4aS,7S,7aR)-nepetalactol (II) in a ratio of 4.3–4.9:1. Field-trapping experiments with synthetic I and II singly or as two-component blends of different doses and ratios showed significant attraction of T. aurantii males, as well as weak attraction of sexuparae. Identification of the T. aurantii sex pheromone provides a new opportunity for developing a pheromone-based monitoring and management strategy for the sexual phase of tea aphids and, possibly, the alate sexparous generation in late summer and fall. |
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