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EFFECTS OF SOME SEMIOCHEMICALS ON THE SEX PHEROMONE OF THE BERTHA ARMYWORM, MAMESTRA CONFIGURATA (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. F. Steck ,
B. K. Bailey  and
E. W. Underhill
W. F. Steck
Affiliation:
Prairie Regional Laboratory, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0W9
B. K. Bailey
Affiliation:
Prairie Regional Laboratory, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0W9
E. W. Underhill
Affiliation:
Prairie Regional Laboratory, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0W9
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Abstract

Inclusion of traces of (Z)-11-hexadecenol in synthetic sex lure traps for bertha armyworm moths resulted in diminished trapping; substantial amounts of (Z)-9-hexadecenol or (Z)-11-hexadecenal were also suppressant. Of 22 other oxyolefins tested, (Z)-7-dodecenyl acetate acted in conjunction with the bertha lure components to attract Euagrotis tepperi (Walker) to traps, and (Z)-7-tetradecenyl acetate similarly to attract Lacinipolia vicina (Grote). No tested additive improved either the potency or the specificity of the original bertha blend.

Résumé

L'inclusion de traces de (Z)-11-hexadécénol dans l'appât sexuel synthétique contenu dans les pièges à papillons de la légionnaire bertha a réduit le piégeage; des quantités substantielles de (Z)-9-hexadécénol ou de (Z)-11-hexadécénal ont aussi eu effet réprimant.

Des 22 autres oxyoléfines étudiées, l'acétate de (Z)-7-dodécényl a agi conjointement avec les composantes de l'appât pour la légionnaire bertha en attirant Euagrotis tepperi (Walker) aux pièges, et, de façon similaire, l'acétate de (Z)-7-tetradécényl, attirant Lacinipolia vicina (Grote). Aucun des additifs étudiés n'a amélioré la force ou la spécificité du mélange original pour la légionnaire bertha.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 116 , Issue 4 , April 1984 , pp. 619 - 623
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1984

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