Male and Female Tortricid Moth Response to Non-Pheromonal Semiochemicals.

ABSTRACT: In eastern North America, apple orchards are often attacked by several species of tortricid moths (Lepidoptera), including Cydia pomonella, Grapholita molesta, Argyrotaenia velutinana, and Pandemis limitata. Sex pheromones are routinely used to monitor male moth populations. Adding plant volatiles to monitoring traps could increase the capture of moths of both sexes and improve the effectiveness of mating disruption systems. This study sought to quantify the attraction of adults of four tortricid moth species to five olfactory treatments, namely (1) Pherocon^® CM L2-P, (2) Pherocon Megalure CM 4K Dual^® (=Megalure), (3) Megalure + benzaldehyde, (4) TRE 2266 (linalool oxide + (E)-4,8-dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene (DMNT)), and (5) TRE 2267 (

SUBMITTER: Giri AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10671916 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature