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ATTRACTION OF LASCONOTUS INTRICATUS KRAUS. (COLEOPTERA: COLYDIIDAE) TO THE AGGREGATION PHEROMONE OF THE FOUR-EYED SPRUCE BARK BEETLE, POLYGRAPHUS RUFIPENNIS (KIRBY) (COLEOPTERA: SCOLYTIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W.W. Bowers  and
J.H. Borden
W.W. Bowers
Affiliation:
Forestry Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region, PO Box 6028, St. John's, Newfoundland, CanadaA1C 5X8
J.H. Borden
Affiliation:
Centre for Pest Management, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, CanadaV5A 1S6
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Abstract

The cylindrical bark beetle, Lasconotus intricatus Kraus., is attracted to multiple-funnel traps baited either with black spruce logs infested with male four-eyed spruce bark beetles, Polygraphus rufipennis (Kirby), or the male-produced aggregation pheromone, 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol. The addition of the host terpenes, bornyl acetate and β-pinene, to 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol reduced the attraction of L. intricatus. 3-Carene, myrcene, and α-pinene appeared to have a partial inhibitory effect. Catches in spring and summer disclosed a high degree of temporal coincidence between the two species. We hypothesize that L. intricatus utilizes the aggregation pheromone of P. rufipennis as a host-finding kairomone.

Résumé

Lasconotus intricatus Kraus., un scolyte de l’écorce, est attiré par des pièges multifonctionnels en forme d’entonnoir appâtés à l’aide de billes d’épinette noire infestées par des polygraphes de l’épinette, Polygraphus rufipennis (Kirby), ou par la phéromone d’agrégation produite par les mâles, le 3-méthylbut-3-én-1-ol. L’ajout des terpènes de l’hôte, l’acétate de bornyle et le β-pinène, au 3-méthylbut-3-én-1-ol a réduit l’attraction de L. intricatus. Le 3-carène, le myrcène et le α-pinène ont semblé avoir un effet inhibiteur partiel. Les captures effectuées au printemps et à l’été ont révélé un degré élevé de synchronisme entre les deux espèces. Nous supposons que L. intricatus utiliée la phéromone d’agrégation de P. rufipennis comme kairomone de détection de l’hôte.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 124 , Issue 1 , February 1992 , pp. 1 - 5
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1992

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