Limoniic Acid and Its Analog as Trap Lures for Pest Limonius Species (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in North America
| Autor: | Kevin W. Wanner, Emily Lemke, Peter J. Landolt, Willem G. van Herk, Gerhard Gries, Frank E. Etzler, Atoosa Nikoukar, Scott Meers, Jacqueline M. Serrano, Regine Gries, Jocelyn L Smith, W. Rodney Cooper, Haley A. Catton, Santosh Kumar Alamsetti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences Integrated pest management Click beetle Ecology fungi Zoology General Medicine Biology biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Coleoptera Crop 010602 entomology Larva Insect Science Sex pheromone North America Animals Pheromone Female PEST analysis Sex Attractants |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Economic Entomology. 114:2108-2120 |
| ISSN: | 1938-291X 0022-0493 |
| Popis: | Four species of Limonius wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae), L. californicus, L. canus, L. infuscatus and L. agonus, are serious crop pests in North America. Limoniic acid, (E)-4-ethyloct-4-enoic acid, has been reported as a sex pheromone component of female L. californicus and L. canus, and a sex attractant for male L. infuscatus. In the same study, both limoniic acid and the analog (E)-5-ethyloct-4-enoic acid were highly attractive in field experiments. Moreover, six carboxylic acids in headspace volatiles of Limonius females elicited responses from male antennae but were not tested for behavioral activity. Here, we report trap catch data of Limonius spp. obtained in field experiments at 27 sites across North America. All four Limonius species were attracted to limoniic acid and to the analog but not to the carboxylic acids. Adding these carboxylic acids to limoniic acid, or to the analog, reduced its attractiveness. In dose–response studies, trap lures containing 0.4 mg or 4 mg of limoniic acid afforded large captures of L. californicus and L. infuscatus. Neither limoniic acid nor the analog were deterrent to other elaterid pest species. The broad attractiveness of limoniic acid to Limonius spp., and its non-deterrent effect on heterogeners, may facilitate the development of generic pheromone-based monitoring and management tools for multiple click beetle species. |
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