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Positive Interaction of a Feeding Attractant and a Host Kairomone for Trapping the Codling Moth, Cydia pomonella (L.)

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Codling moths are attracted to acetic acid and to ethyl-(E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate, the pear ester, when presented individually. The attraction to acetic acid is thought to be a food finding behavior, whereas the pear odorant, ethyl-(E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate, may be a host kairomone. We found, in a flight tunnel study, that more male and female codling moths were captured in traps when the compounds were presented together compared to tested separately. The combination of odorants provides a stronger lure for female codling moths than exists with pear ester alone and increases the potential for using lures in managing this pest of pome fruits and walnuts.

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Acknowledgments

Technical assistance was provided by Daryl Green in Washington, USA; Vanessa Mitchell in New Zealand; and Mark Gardiner and Sarah Cockburn in British Columbia, Canada. This work was supported by grants from the Washington State Tree Fruit Research Commission and the New Zealand Foundation for Research Science and Technology, CO6X0301, Insecticide Risk Reduction.

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  1. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 5230 Konnowac Pass Road, Wapato, WA, 98951, USA

    P. J. Landolt

  2. Hort Research, P.O. Box 51, Lincoln, New Zealand

    D. M. Suckling

  3. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, 4200 Highway 97, Summerland, BC, VOH 1Z0, Canada

    G. J. R. Judd

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Landolt, P.J., Suckling, D.M. & Judd, G.J.R. Positive Interaction of a Feeding Attractant and a Host Kairomone for Trapping the Codling Moth, Cydia pomonella (L.). J Chem Ecol 33, 2236–2244 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-007-9391-1

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